FOUNDATIONAL TRAINING

If this is the first time your organization is offering TEND education, we recommend that you begin by offering our foundational courses.
These sessions are designed to provide participants with the language to talk about the concepts that are central to well-being in the helping professions.

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Burnout: Managing the “Wear & Tear” of Chronic Stress

Burnout: Managing the “Wear & Tear” of Chronic Stress

Repeated and chronic exposure to difficult stories can lead to experiences of empathic strain and secondary trauma. How do we protect our staff who bear witness to suffering, and who hear, see, and read about trauma daily?

These “costs of caring” are normal and common when working with traumatic content or supporting people who are chronically in crisis. These sessions explore the impact of empathic strain and secondary trauma on the physical and emotional well-being on helping professionals. Participants will learn practical strategies to stay well while doing difficult work.

  • ALL STAFF
  • TRAUMA-EXPOSED PROFESSIONS
  • NO PREREQUISITE

EDUCATIONAL GOALS

  • Identify the signs, symptoms, and risk factors of empathic strain & secondary trauma
  • Develop strategies to take stock, reduce trauma exposure, and reset
  • Make a plan for sustainable change

SAMPLE SESSION TITLES

WEBINAR | Empathic Strain & Secondary Trauma 101: Understanding the Essentials

LIVE TRAINING | Proven Strategies that Work to Manage Empathic Strain & Secondary Trauma

Empathic Strain & Secondary Trauma: Foundational Skills for Helping Professionals

Helping professionals pay an emotional price for doing the work that they do.

Repeated and chronic exposure to difficult stories can lead to experiences of empathic strain and secondary trauma. How do we protect our staff who bear witness to suffering, and who hear, see, and read about trauma daily?

These “costs of caring” are normal and common when working with traumatic content or supporting people who are chronically in crisis. These sessions explore the impact of empathic strain and secondary trauma on the physical and emotional well-being on helping professionals. Participants will learn practical strategies to stay well while doing difficult work.

  • ALL STAFF
  • TRAUMA-EXPOSED PROFESSIONS
  • NO PREREQUISITE

EDUCATIONAL GOALS

  • Identify the signs, symptoms, and risk factors of empathic strain & secondary trauma
  • Develop strategies to take stock, reduce trauma exposure, and reset
  • Make a plan for sustainable change

SAMPLE SESSION TITLES

WEBINAR | Empathic Strain & Secondary Trauma 101: Understanding the Essentials

LIVE TRAINING | Proven Strategies that Work to Manage Empathic Strain & Secondary Trauma