Bearing the Weight of Caring: A Compassion Fatigue Workshop

Increase participants’ knowledge of compassion satisfaction, fatigue, secondary trauma, and burnout. Explore how the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted our need to care for ourselves and clients in the helping field. Attendees will learn resiliency skills to cope with stress and empower themselves and those they work with.

1. Distinguish the differences between compassion fatigue, burnout, secondary traumatic stress, and moral injury.

2. Attendees will list three factors that contribute to compassion satisfaction.

3. Attendees will participate in a restorative circle and create a resiliency plan, to increase their professional quality of life as well as receive a template to use with their clients.

Tara Hodgens is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who has worked in the mental health field with diverse populations for 18 years. Tara has worked with the Y for over 15 years and in many clinical settings, including Rady’s Children’s Hospital and various clinics. She has taught courses in Psychology, Culture in Mental Health, and Behavioral Sciences. Tara conducts various staff trainings and workshops on mental health and well-being.

YMCA YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES (PROVIDER #147044) IS APPROVED BY THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS TO SPONSOR CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR LMFT’S, LCSW’S, LPCC’S AND LEP’S. YMCA YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES MAINTAINS
RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROGRAM AND ALL ITS CONTENT.

Location
: Mission Valley Library (Community Room)
2123 Fenton Parkway
San Diego, CA 92108

Cost

: $25 CEU attendees

Refund/Cancelation Policy:
There will be refunds given if cancelled within 24 hours of the workshop. No refunds after 24 hours.

Target Audience:
This course is designed for mental health professionals of all levels.

Accommodations
: To request accommodations for special needs, please email the Clinical Director, Tara Hodgens at [email protected]

Grievances
: To obtain the grievance policy or report a grievance please email Tara Hodgens as [email protected] or call 619-840-5487

Certificates
: CEU course completion certificates will be awarded at the end of the course in exchange for a completed evaluation form.
This course meets the qualifications for 2 hours of continuing education credit for LMFT’s, LCSW’s, LPCC’s and LEP’s as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. CEU certificates will be emailed once course evaluation and post-test are submitted and processed.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Mission Valley Branch Library (Community Room), 2123 Fenton Parkway, San Diego, United States