Date: 05/20/24 @ 8:45am-12pm (EST) Cost: $75
Instructor: Claire Robitaille, Ph.D., LSW, Psychologist
CE Credit Hours: 3
Program Description: Support professionals responding to clients who have experienced direct trauma, are at greater risk for increased secondary trauma stress. Good self-care is a vital tool in reducing the effects of secondary or indirect trauma. This training will define what secondary trauma stress is, identify its symptoms, and explore self-care strategies for mitigating the negative impact and maintaining personal wellness.
Goals:
· Define what Secondary Trauma stress is and how it occurs
· Understand the role of self-care in managing the symptoms of secondary trauma
· Discuss strategies for self-care
Objectives:
· Define and explain the concept of secondary trauma
· Recognize signs of secondary trauma
· Explore prevention strategies
· Identify a plan of action to maintain personal health and wellness
Workshop Outline:
8:45 – 9: 30 What is secondary trauma?
9:30 – 10:15 Symptoms of secondary trauma and their impact.
10:15-10:30 Break
10:30 – 11:15 Looking at Prevention Strategies
11:15 to 11:45 Creating a Wellness Action Plan
11:45 – 12:00 Wrap up, questions and take aways
Level: IntroductoryMid-Ohio Psychological Services, Inc. has been approved as a CE provider by the Ohio Psychological Association (#311358292), the Ohio Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage & Family Therapist Board (RCS060502), and as a NBCC ACEPTM No. 7265.