Self-Care and Professional Practice When Working with Trauma and Tragedy

Workshop Type: Introductory | Workshop Level: Four | Catering: Refreshments provided

Being able to maintain our own wellbeing while supporting others is an essential part of sustaining compassionate professional practice. In this workshop, we’ll deepen our understanding of trauma, grief, loss, and vicarious trauma, and explore how to recognise the signs of compassion fatigue and burnout in yourself and others. You’ll gain practical tools to support colleagues during a tragedy while keeping yourself well.

• Understand trauma and trauma informed practice in the context of your professional role.

• Deepen your understanding of grief, loss, change, and adjustment.

• Explore the nature of vicarious trauma, and how to be empathetic and compassionate without taking on the experience.

• Learn how to recognise the signs of compassion fatigue and burn-out in yourself and others, and keep yourself well and safe.

• Gain useful tools and resources you can use when working with trauma.

Everyone whose role involves supporting others through difficult experiences, including health practitioners, care and support workers in health and social care settings, counsellors, educators, and those involved with pastoral care.

Facilitator Jackie Moore RegSW, BSW, Post Grad Dip Mgmt, MBA
Jackie has been an active member of the mental health and addiction sector since 2001. View full profile here.

“The information was accompanied with visuals which made it easier to relate and understand. It covers from neuroscience to useful information such as grounding techniques, through posters and charts I can display.” – Peer Support Worker

“The information in this workshop was backed with stats, facts, or research. The content was related to the people service industry so it was easy to relate to.” - Peer Support Kaimahi

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• MHERC may reschedule or cancel a workshop due to unforeseen circumstances or insufficient registrations. If this occurs, you may transfer to another date/workshop, receive a credit, or request a refund.
• Substitutions are free if you arrange a replacement participant.
• Cancellations more than 10 working days before a workshop will incur a $39 service fee; alternatively, we can transfer you to another date/workshop at no charge.
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