Trauma-Informed Care and the Focus on Staff- Moving from Compassion to Fatigue to Compassion Satisfaction
1 contact hour/$19.00
Live webinar date: Tuesday, June 14th
Broadcast time: 2 pm EST
Webinar Description:
Self-care is a top priority in trauma-informed care initiatives. We know that the effects of working in behavioral health and human services can take its toll, and working in a trauma-informed way requires focus, self-awareness and positive energy. Thus, a trauma-informed approach prioritizes taking care of our employees, each other and ourselves.
Join this webinar to learn about compassion fatigue, secondary traumatic stress, vicarious trauma and burnout. Learn about the need for all staff members to prioritize self-care. Examine the steps you can take to move from compassion fatigue to compassion satisfaction and how focusing on self-care will strengthen the quality of the services you provide.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: entry level Alcohol and Drug Counselors; entry level Marriage and Family Therapists; entry level Nurses; entry level Professional Counselors; entry level Psychologists; entry level Social Workers; in the following settings: Health and Human Services.
Learning Objectives:
At the end of this training, participants will:
- Be aware of compassion fatigue, secondary traumatic stress, vicarious trauma and burnout
- Increase their understanding of the need to practice self-care
- Increase understanding of self-assessment of work well-being
- Be able to identify three ways in which they can practice self-care
Presenter: Karen Johnson, MSW, LCSW, Director of Trauma-Informed Services, National Council for Behavioral Health
Karen Johnson, MSW, LCSW, Director of Trauma-Informed Services at the National Council for Behavioral Health, provides consultation, training and technical assistance to organizations, systems and communities to heighten awareness of the impact and prevalence of trauma and to promote the principles and practices of trauma-informed care.
Karen’s work prior to the National Council includes over 19 years of clinical and administrative experience in child welfare and community-based mental health. She filled numerous leadership roles at SaintA in Milwaukee, where she became certified in the ChildTrauma Academy’s Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics and was integrally involved in SaintA’s journey to become a more trauma-informed organization. Karen spearheaded the development and implementation of housing and supportive services for former foster youth and worked to strengthen systems serving this vulnerable population.
Karen is also the parent of an adult child with severe and chronic mental illness. With her joined professional and lived experiences, Karen brings a distinct perspective to mental health and addiction disorders work and is passionate about helping to move organizations towards trauma-informed approaches.
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Disclosure:
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All planning committee members and presenters have declared no conflict of interest when planning and developing this course.
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Due to a high volume of attendees, there is a limited capacity to host all attendees for the live session. But there will be a link to the recording in the course lesson 24-48 hrs after the live session.
Once the webinar is purchased, learners will have 30 days after the live session to view the content in its entirety, complete the post-test and submit the evaluation in order to receive a continuing education certificate for live training.
This course will be available for purchase until June 20th, 11:59 pm.