Compassion Fatigue/Vicarious Trauma
| Date: | January 29-30, 2008 |
| Duration: | 2.0 days |
| Cost: | $200.00 |
| City/State: | St. Louis, MO |
| Training Location: |
Sheraton St. Louis City Center Hotel & Suites 400 South 14th Street St. Louis, MO 63103 Phone: 314-231-5007 Fax: 314-613-6417 |
Registration Closed |
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This workshop provides an overview of the definitions and symptoms of Compassion Fatigue, Burnout, Vicarious Trauma, and Secondary Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and will include an interactive exploration of self-care techniques, strategies for recognizing symptoms of compassion fatigue, and strategies supervisors can use to ensure balance and self care for those they supervise. Topics include:
- Understanding the prevalence and symptoms of Compassion Fatigue and Vicarious Trauma.
- The impact of traumatic stress and fear on victim service professionals.
- How to develop healthy coping strategies and build resiliency.
- How to develop an agency self care plan and a personal self care plan.
- Ways supervisors can ensure a healthy environment for staff, as well as recognize the signs of Compassion Fatigue in those they supervise.
By the end of this module, participants will be able to:
- Describe simple facts about your fellow participants and the trainer(s).
- Identify the knowledge and skills that you will build during the training.
- Identify class expectations.
By the end of this module, participants will be able to:
- Identify stressors associated with working with victims of crime.
- Identify stressors associated with working in the criminal justice system.
- Describe professional and personal sources of stress and trauma.
By the end of this module, participants will be able to:
- Identify the difference between eustress and distress.
- Identify the fight or flight response.
- Recognize and understand the symptoms of burnout.
By the end of this module, participants will be able to:
- Understand the terms compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma.
- Recognize symptoms of compassion fatigue.
- Identify actions and behaviors that violate healthy boundaries.
- Identify personal Palette of Grief® to measure personal level of compassion fatigue.
By the end of this module, participants will be able to:
- Identify adaptive coping with life stress.
- Identify steps for dealing with burnout.
- Identify steps Supervisors can take to minimize the risk of compassion fatigue.
- Identify coping skills and lifestyle changes that contribute to overall health and well-being
By the end of this module, participants will be able to:
- Identify characteristics of people who exhibit resiliency
- Describe ways to build resilience
- Measure personal resiliency
By the end of this module, participants will be able to:
- Understand how to develop professional and personal care plans.
- Implement a professional care plan.
- Implement a personal care plan to minimize the risk of or to prevent compassion fatigue.
- Practice a relaxation exercise.
- Enjoy the importance of humor.
By the end of this module, participants will be able to:
- Design a personalized checklist on healthy coping and resilience to assist them during their advocacy work.
- Provide feedback about the training.