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Secondary Traumatic Stress (STS), also referred to as Compassion Fatigue is defined as the indirect exposure to difficult, disturbing, and/or traumatic images and stories of the suffering of others. Now, the fight against the global health pandemics plaguing the world is amplifying all the factors that lead to compassion fatigue. These pandemics demand an increased need for frontline and direct response workers to fulfil the medical, mental, and social health needs of the families and communities impacted. The compassion many of us feel for those we help can affect us in both positive and negative ways. Physical and emotional exhaustion from doing this heart work can affect our ability to have empathy for our clients, colleagues, and loved ones. Repeated exposure to difficult content can have a negative impact on the functioning and overall mental health of helping professionals. When Helping Hurts: Understanding the Impact of Secondary Traumatic Stress training is an overview designed to bring awareness to the systematic impact of STS, offer a safe space for helping and healthcare professionals to learn strategies for staying present with the suffering of clients, and to assist our front-line workers in serving from a full well of compassion rejuvenation. In the training: 1. The Impact of Compassion Fatigue on Professionals, Caregivers, Population Served and the Workplace: Learn the History of Compassion Fatigue, Secondary Trauma, Vicarious Trauma, Burnout and the 3 Contributing Factors to Compassion Fatigue and Compassion Satisfaction 2. Assessing and Reducing Your Compassion Stress Risk: Learn the Symptomology Compassion Fatigue, Use Assessment Tools to Identify Risks and Protective Factors and Review Personal and Professional History Timeline 3. Absorb and Detox: Learn the Nervous System’s Role in Compassion Fatigue and how to use In the Moment Recovery Strategies while Empathizing with Traumatized Clients. 4. Combat the Common Compassion Fatigue Cold: Learn Strategies to De-Stress, Manage Intense Emotions and Stop Feeling Overwhelmed 5. Workplace Wellness: Learn How to Increase Morale and Improve Retention
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