Vic Compher, producer and director, began his “encore career” in filmmaking about 12 years ago and CAREgivers is his fourth project. All of his documentaries are story-driven, dramatic, personal accounts of real people’s lives. His three previous films addressed progressive and creative aging, war and peacemaking, and intergenerational sharing and legacies. Vic is also a clinical social worker and educator who has worked in child and family services, geriatric counseling, and hospice services in Philadelphia for over 30 years. In a variety of organizational settings, Vic has discovered and witnessed firsthand the “passion and the pain” which dedicated, empathic, professional caregivers experience daily. For 15 years he has conducted workshops that have proven to be very helpful for these professional caregivers.

Workshop: First Responders and Professional Caregivers—Using Film to Promote Staff Resiliency through Programs and Policy