Foster Care Training

Training Summary Part 1: Unfortunately, vicarious trauma, compassion fatigue, and moral distress are common in the social services and behavioral health fields. When individuals don’t intentionally care for themselves, it can lead to burnout, premature department from an organization, etc. so its crucial providers recognize these warning signs and are equipped with strategies to address them. This training will provide an overview of vicarious trauma, moral distress and compassion fatigue. We will discuss strategies to mitigate these by creating self-care plans to be more resilient and compassionate. It’s essential for social service providers to prioritize our overall well-being so we can model it to the youth and families we work with. – Participants will be able to: – Participants will be able to identify at least 2 signs they are experiencing vicarious trauma. – Participants will be able to create a plan of intentional self-care at work and after work. – Participants will be able to identify one component of self-compassion. Training Summary Part 2: Given the high degree of vicarious trauma experienced by social service professionals it is necessary we strive for health and wellness so we can provide the quality of services we aim to serve. In this training, we will talk further about the impact of bearing witness to our clients’ trauma and ways in which we can protect ourselves from the negative impact and experience vicarious resilience and compassion satisfaction. – Participants will be able to: – Participants will be able to describe burnout – Participants will be able to identify at least one goal for self-care – Participants will be able to identify at least one benefit of adequate rest Register Here