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Compassion Fatigue for Behavioral Health Workers
December 16, 2021 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Delivered through UMSL Conference Services – you may wish to share this free web conference with your students involved or interested in healthcare fields such as: Nursing, Counseling, Social Workers, Psychology
Compassion Fatigue for Behavioral Health Workers
This course is intended for behavioral health workers who wish to learn more about how experiencing traumatic events, either directly or indirectly, as a first responder reacting to an emergency or crisis situation may impact their professional and personal wellbeing. Taught through a behavioral health (mental health and substance use) lens, the instructor will incorporate lecture, PowerPoint and activities to satisfy the following course objectives:
- Define and discuss the impact of trauma, vicarious trauma, and burnout on professional and personal wellbeing
- Identify compassion fatigue and burnout warning signs
- Describe individualized self-care and resiliency strategies to mitigate the damaging impacts of trauma and associated stress responses
- Discuss implementing systematic change and support; policies and procedures
