Register Now for a 3-Part Training on Sustaining Workplace Wellness
Taking Care of Yourself as You Care for Others: Sustaining Workplace Wellness
The Department of Health Services is pleased to announce a series of online training events, sponsored by the DHS Office of Preparedness and Emergency Health Care.
This 3-part training will be held on April 5, 12, and 19, 2022, 10 to 11:30 a.m. Central Time (US and Canada).
Register in advance for this Zoom Webinar. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Description
This training series will address the high risk of secondary traumatic stress (STS), vicarious trauma (VT), compassion fatigue (CF), and burnout amongst people who are working in public health, human services, long-term care, health care settings, community-based organizations, and people working with homeless individuals and families across the state of Wisconsin. Participants will explore their own vulnerabilities and risk factors, including the additional strain of working during the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants will begin to identify and practice strategies that work for their individual needs to support sustaining high levels of wellness in the workplace. Various resources will be discussed during this interactive, experiential program. There will be opportunities for participants to develop a personal self-care plan for reducing provider distress; burnout in the moment and in the workplace; and to practice skills such as self-compassion, mindfulness, team building, and emotional regulation to build resilience over time.
Learning Objectives
- Participants will understand the individual risks of STS, VT, CF, and burnout associated with working with individuals and families exposed to trauma.
- Participants will understand the dynamic relationship between multiple dimensions of wellness and risk factors associated with trauma work.
- Participants will identify three strategies and resources to sustain high levels of wellness in their work environment.
Training provided by Leslie Anne Ross, Psy.D.
Director, Core Curriculum on Childhood Trauma
UCLA-Duke University National Center for Child Traumatic Stress
Co-Founder, The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN), Secondary Traumatic Stress collaborative group
Co-Founder, Secondary Traumatic Stress Consortium
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