COURSE IS FULL. ENROLLMENT IS CLOSED.

Deep dive into the prevention of personal and professional stress, compassion fatigue, burnout, and secondary traumatic stress.

Facilitator:

• Gloriana Hunter, PFCA

• Kimberly Koenig, Heart of the Valley

ABOUT THIS COURSE:

As peer and family support professionals, our job is to support people as they find their path to recovery and build their resilience. Sometimes we see wonderful transformations, but other times we see ongoing and devastating consequences of mental illness and substance use disorder. We know that caring for others has a high cost. This immersive course takes a deep dive into the prevention of personal and professional stress, compassion fatigue, burnout, and secondary traumatic stress. We will identify the shortcomings of incomplete self-care models and gain the knowledge and skills to build resiliency in our personal and professional lives.

AT THE END OF THIS COURSE, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO:

• Calculate the high cost of caring

• Categorize the danger zones when caring for others

• Compare the shortcoming of “pop” self-care techniques with solid and research-based resilience-building models

• Compose a self-directed Professional Resiliency Plan that can be easily integrated into professional practice and personal life

• Create a regional peer & family support self-care association to strengthen resilience and commitment