We pay an emotional price for doing the work that we do: Some of us hear difficult stories daily and are frequently exposed to traumatic details from the cases we are working on. We are also not always able to help everyone who comes to us for help - the demand often outweighs what we can offer. What is the impact of this work on our own emotional well-being, on our personal life?
This evidence-informed session integrates the most recent research on trauma-exposed, complex stress workplaces. It is a highly interactive one day workshop, incorporating a combination of solo, small group and whole group activities, exploring solutions to moral distress, compassion fatigue, traumatic stress and burnout.
There is now over two decades of research proving that working in high stress, trauma-exposed professions such as community mental health, law enforcement and health care carries elements of risk to the care provider: compassion fatigue, secondary trauma and burnout can take a cumulative toll on us as individuals and as teams. What can professionals do to protect themselves from the difficult stories that they work with on a regular basis, limited resources and high volume of work, while remaining effective and compassionate.
Participants will learn:
- Key Factors that increase risks of compassion fatigue, burnout and secondary trauma
- Early intervention strategies
- Workplace strategies: what works?
To register, email: tammywhelen@gmail.com
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