Managing and understanding compassion fatigue and secondary trauma

This half day  online CPD events is quality assured by the National Counselling Society and includes issue of a CPD Certificate for three hours CPD

Compassion fatigue and secondary trauma are both real yet often ignored issues for therapists, coaches and mental health professionals. This workshop looks at what these terms actually mean and how we might help ourselves and others to manage these conditions. Especially ideal for therapists, coaches, and supervisors in the mental health field.

Key subject areas

• Define and understand key terms such as vicarious or secondary traumatic stress, compassion fatigue, PTSD and associated terms. 
• Gain some understanding of how these conditions develop within us. 
• Allow opportunity to discuss the type of issues and concerns staff have around these conditions and how it relates to the work they do.  
• Develop exercises and techniques which can significantly help reduce the impact of traumatic work and situations that cause emotional distress.
• Understanding how staff may help each other and spot the signs in themselves and others leading to effective and prompt interventions.