How to Help the Helpers: Combating Compassion Fatigue
Information
Recorded
-
-
Educational Goal
To increase awareness and understanding of compassion fatigue and teach clinical skills to combat it.
Description
Clients in helping professions such as nurses, physicians, and teachers are susceptible to compassion fatigue. In this interactive workshop, you will be walked through the neuroscience of compassion fatigue and be provided with specific tools to help your clients curb and revert the process. Participants will gain new insight and skills to help their clients manage symptoms of compassion fatigue. The impact of working through the pandemic will be addressed as well as specific issues that impact BIPOC clients.
Target Audience
- Counselor
- Marriage & Family Therapist
- Psychologist
- Social Worker
- Substance Use Disorder Professionals
Presenters
Natasha is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in the states of Florida, Oregon, and Washington, a Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC), a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP), and a Certified Compassion Fatigue Professional (CCFP), and a Compassion Fatigue Educator. She received her Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Argosy University, Sarasota. She works with adolescents and adults in her role as a staff therapist for Headspace Health. Her previous experience includes 15 years as an educator, community mental health work, and private practice. She has presented on various topics including Compassion Fatigue and Effective Techniques for Working with Teens. She operates from a cultural humility perspective and is an ally of the LGTBQIA+ community. She is especially passionate about working with clients who are struggling with trauma and anxiety.