Training Center
Our training center helps ensure continuing education to therapists by offering a series of professional development seminars. A unique emphasis of this continuing education program is its collaboration with Idaho universities, school districts, state agencies, family physicians, pediatricians, and other non-profit organizations that serve children and families.
The training center strives to be the first choice for training in behavioral health issues affecting children, families, and those who serve them.
Recognizing and Managing Compassion Fatigue
Date: Friday, July 31st
Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Virtual
3 CE hours available
Price
- Early Bird: $75 - Until June 30th
- Regular: $90 - Starting July 1st
When a clinician gives too much without practicing self-care daily, a secondary traumatic stress syndrome known as compassion fatigue can take hold.
This three-hour training provides a basic understanding of compassion fatigue, its symptoms and causes, and strategies for promoting wellness. Strategies for combatting stress and burnout will also be included. A blueprint for creating a self-care plan will be presented, as well as resources to aid participants in learning more about the importance of self-care during these challenging times. Participants will leave the presentation with an increased awareness that it is possible to provide compassionate and empathetic care to others without depleting their own resources – body, mind and spirit
Basics of the Training
- Three-hour training focused on understanding compassion fatigue
- Provides a basic understanding of compassion fatigue, including symptoms and causes
- Includes strategies for promoting wellness
- Covers strategies for combatting stress and burnout
- Presents a blueprint for creating a self-care plan
- Shares resources to help participants learn more about the importance of self-care during challenging times
- Participants will leave with an increased awareness that it is possible to provide compassionate and empathetic care to others without depleting their own resources — body, mind, and spirit
Learning Objectives
- Provide comprehensive information as to how compassion fatigue originates within the caregiver so a higher level of awareness is formed
- Provide participants with a list of symptoms associated with compassion fatigue to recognize the symptoms in themselves and others
- Provide participants with strategies for dealing with compassion fatigue in caregiving work environments, as well as in their personal lives
- Provide resources to participants for them to continue educating themselves about compassion fatigue
About the Trainer:
Patricia Smith is the Founder of the Compassion Fatigue Awareness Project and Healthy Caregiving, LLC.
A certified Compassion Fatigue Specialist with more than 25 years of training experience, she writes, speaks, and facilitates workshops for caregiving professionals in service-oriented fields including social work, educators, healthcare, law enforcement, chaplaincy, and many more.
She has authored 4 books and two training manuals to guide those who care for others in understanding the need for self-care, body, mind and spirit. All books are available at Amazon.com. Patricia presented a TEDx talk on compassion fatigue.
It is available at www.compassionfatigue.org.
