The toll it takes - vicarious trauma, compassion fatigue and burn out

Recruiting, maintaining and developing a strong and stable staff group is an ever-increasing challenge. This is particularly so in sectors working with highly vulnerable populations who have experienced trauma and long-standing adversity and exclusion.

The impact of this work on the practitioner can be significant and devastating. This session examines vicarious trauma, compassion fatigue and burnout, and provides guidance for identifying them in self and others. Risk factors are explored, alongside mitigating factors and management strategies.

The session will validate those who have experienced some form of personal impact due to their work, and support participants to understand what may have happened to them from a neurobiological perspective. This brain-based understanding also informs the prevention and management strategies that will be explored throughout the session.

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Target Audience: Leadership, supervisors and practitioners
Duration: Half day
Location: on-line or in-person