Awareness is Key: How to Identify Burnout and Compassion Fatigue
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Educational Goal
Participants will gain increased competency at recognizing and addressing burnout and compassion fatigue.
Description
While the world endures some of the most difficult moments in history, counselor burnout and compassion fatigue are increasing. This presentation explores how the opioid epidemic and the current COVID-19 pandemic can impair the health and wellbeing of helpers. We will explore empirical evidence on the subject of compassion fatigue and burnout. The presentation will also work to identify the differences between these phenomena and discuss ways to overcome them. The mental health and substance abuse fields are in more demand than ever, and we need clinicians who can utilize coping skills to remain healthy through these trying times. We will review expert exhortation on how to implement healthier time management skills, and how to identify compassion fatigue and burnout. We will discuss a set of easy-to- use methods through mindfulness as well as complete a demonstration of the techniques in real-time.
Target Audience
- Counselor
- Marriage & Family Therapist
- Psychologist
- Social Worker
- Substance Use Disorder Professionals
Presenters
Amber is a compassionate therapist and leader with extensive experience in clinical counseling management. Amber earned both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in counseling from the University of North Texas and is completing her Ph.D. in organizational leadership at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology. Amber is a licensed professional counselor (LPC), a licensed chemical dependency counselor (LCDC), and a Level Two Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR II) therapist. An avid volunteer, she’s also a member of the American Psychological Association, the National Association for Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors, the Institute of Organizational Mindfulness, and The Chicago School Professional Psychology Consulting Club doing pro bono consulting for nonprofits. She has a passion for mentoring and supervising clinicians in the industry.