SafeGuards

Walking the Walk: Creative Tools for Transforming Compassion Fatigue

Topic	AAA-Trauma
Certificate	No
Level	Intermediate
Format	In-Person
Session	Winter/Spring
Course Dates	Click here

Description

Françoise Mathieu, M.Ed., CCC.Certified Counsellor, Compassion Fatigue Specialist and Director of WHP, will present this one day training followed by the Trainer-the-Trainer session so you can take this valuable training back to your agency.

Compassion fatigue is characterized by deep emotional and physical exhaustion and by a shift in a helping professional’s sense of hope and optimism about the future and the value of their work. It has been called “a disorder that affects those who do their work well” (Figley 1995). The level of compassion fatigue a helper experiences can ebb and flow from one day to the next, and even very healthy helpers with optimal life/work balance and self care strategies can experience a higher than normal level of compassion fatigue when they are overloaded, are working with a lot of traumatic content, or find their case load suddenly heavy with clients who are all chronically in crisis.

Compassion fatigue is a normal consequence of working in the helping field. The best strategy to address compassion fatigue is to develop excellent self care strategies, as well as an early warning system that lets the helper know that they are moving into the caution zone of Compassion Fatigue. This is a highly interactive one day workshop, incorporating a combination of solo, small group and whole group activities.

Outcomes

• Understanding compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma
• Learn the symptom checklist, targeting areas for strategic planning
• How to evaluate self-care and identify triggers
• Develop a personalised strategic plan for identifying and treating compassion fatigue

Past participants have reported feeling inspired to make meaningful changes in their personal, professional and organizational lives in addition to learning practical strategies for identifying and dealing with the costs of caring.

Pricing

Non-member fee	$168.37
Member fee	$56.50

Course Dates

Register Online	Facility	City	Date	Instructors
	Travelodge Hotel & Convention Centre	Ottawa	October 15, 2010, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.	Mathieu, Françoise