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Compassion Fatigue, Burn Out and Vicarious Traumatization 

We live in a world that all too frequently lends itself to traumatic situations. As caregivers, it is essential that we learn how to cope in order to foster well-being and happiness and in order to better serve our clients as we are our own instruments. Please join us for this powerful, interactive, and engaging training.

Topics the presenter will cover include: A) recognizing and understanding the symptoms of compassion fatigue, vicarious traumatization, and burn out; B) identifying coping strategies, and C) focusing on mindfulness as one of the most effective tools in replenishing our mental and emotional resources.

It is important to note that APA continuing education rules require that LACPA only give credit to those who attend the entire workshop.  An evaluation of the workshop must be completed. Those who arrive more than 15 minutes after the scheduled start time or leave before the workshop is completed will not receive CE credit. Partial credit may not be given. 
CE Certificates will be sent out via email within two weeks from the program.

Michelle Webber, LCSW Psychotherapist, Addictions Specialist, and Life Coach, is a high energy professional who works with clients and professionals to resolve issues causing roadblocks and to help them achieve goals to live a healthy and productive life. Michelle received her training at Yale University’s Department of Psychiatry and Yale’s Drug Dependence Institute. She has 30 years of experience in providing therapy, substance abuse treatment, and life coaching to individuals, couples, families, adolescents, the LGBTQ community and individuals with HIV/AIDS. Michelle studied at UCLA’s Mindful Awareness Research Center for five years and cultivates mindfulness and meditation with clients.  Additionally, she has presented numerous workshops on Mindfulness and The Helping Professions and has presented workshops on Compassion Fatigue throughout Southern California and Connecticut. She has her LCSW in California and in Connecticut. She presented to the Connecticut State Legislature on the importance of gender-specific substance abuse treatment programs for female addicts and their children. Her presentation subsequently led to new legislation.

Upon attending this event attendees will:

• Comprehend the basic definitions and distinctions between compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma, and burnout
• Identify coping strategies to mitigate the detrimental impact of the aforementioned
• Implement strategies in vivo when symptoms of compassion fatigue become evident, and participate in an experience of common humanity which destigmatizes the experience

1. Introduction                                                                                                                                                      
2. Personal Vignette

3.  Compassion Fatigue
4.  Vicarious Traumatization
5.  Burn Out
6. How do you know when you’re in CF, VT, or Burn Out?

7. About our work in the helping profession
8. Where our stories go
9. Managers in the helping profession
10. Why we don’t want to see our clients in trauma
11. Strategies
12. Conclusion
13. Recommended Reading Materials

14. Questions, concerns, and Feedback