Healthy Caregiving: Caring for Others Without Forgetting Self
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Date & Time
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Description
Social service providers experience increased work stress as they strive to provide critical services to at-risk individuals and families. It is unrealistic to expect that we can work with traumatized populations and not be impacted by their experience. The goal of this workshop is to equip professional caregivers with tools that will increase their awareness and reduce their vulnerability to factors that could result in compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma.
Target Audience
- Counselor
- Psychologist
- Social Worker
- Substance Use Disorder Professionals
Presenters
Sarah (she, her, hers) is a Licensed Independent Mental Health Practitioner and Licensed Professional Counselor who obtained a Masters in Community Counseling from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. She has worked as a therapist since 2008, providing treatment services to children, adolescents, and adults. Sarah is board certified by the National Board for Certified Counselors. Her past work experiences include crisis intervention, inpatient treatment, outpatient counseling, clinical supervision, and training.
Sarah’s clinical background includes specialization with trauma. She is trained in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and is a certified Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapist.
Sarah is a community trainer on topics including compassion fatigue, trauma-informed care, and youth mental health issues. She has been certified as a suicide prevention trainer through both QPR Institute and Connect. Sarah is a passionate advocate for suicide prevention and a member of the Metro Area Suicide Prevention Coalition. Additionally, Sarah has volunteered as a member of the Metro Area Local Outreach to Suicide Survivors (LOSS) team since its inception and is now employed by the Kim Foundation as the team coordinator.