Topics & Training
Education & Consulting for Helping Professionals
Advanced Topics
Crafted by our team of specialists, these sessions take a deeper dive into intermediate and advanced topics. We recommend these sessions to staff who have taken our foundational training, or for professionals who are well-versed in topics relevant to staying well in high stress, trauma-exposed work.
Key Learnings
- Recognize the signs of hypervigilance, numbing out, and the “zealot phase.”
- Identify internal conflicts that lead to overwork and exhaustion.
- Develop protective strategies to build confidence and competence for a healthy, fulfilling career.
Career-Sustaining Behaviours
Advanced Training on Secondary Traumatic Stress & Empathic Strain
ALL STAFF | TRAUMA-EXPOSED PROEFSSIONS | SECONDARY TRAUMATIC STRESS & EMPATHIC STRAIN
Overview
Full workdays, trauma exposure, and administrative roadblocks can leave us feeling drained and, at times, disillusioned. Yet, we may remember a time when we felt inspired and energized by our career choice. How do we recapture our sense of satisfaction and fulfilment? What can we learn from those in our fields who seem to stay well no matter the circumstance?
Research has shown that by engaging in career-sustaining behaviours, we can stay compassionate and present throughout our careers. This training provides strategies to incorporate these behaviours into our work and lives.
Key Learnings
- Recognize the difference between moral dilemmas and moral distress.
- Understand the consequences of unresolved moral distress.
- Learn strategies to recognize and address moral distress from an individual, team, and organizational perspective.
Moral Distress
Recognizing and Addressing Moral Distress
ALL STAFF | TRAUMA-EXPOSED PROEFSSIONS| SECONDARY TRAUMATIC STRESS & EMPATHIC STRAIN
Overview
We are being asked to do more with less while navigating systems that are more complex than ever before. Sometimes, we are unable to provide the resources or support that an individual requires due to rules, policies, laws, or gaps in resources. As a result, our workplace can become fraught with unhappiness, frustration, and contempt.
Moral distress happens when we know the “right thing” to do – but we are unable to act on it. This training provides strategies and resources to recognize and address moral distress.
Key Learnings
- Understand the difference between resilience and post-traumatic growth.
- Recognize the dangers of going too fast, or the “flight into health.”
- Learn strategies to foster post-traumatic growth and well-being.
Post-Traumatic Growth
How Trauma Shifts Our Priorities in Work & Life
ALL STAFF | ALL PROFESSIONS | NO PREREQUISITES
Overview
Post-traumatic growth describes the positive change that some people experience in the wake of trauma. However, post-traumatic growth is often misunderstood. When used incorrectly, this term can lead to harmful messages of shame and blame – particularly when others do not cope well after a crisis. How do we assist our teams through a difficult event with kindness and compassion?
This training explores post-traumatic growth from an individual and organizational perspective. It provides strategies to foster well-being in the wake of trauma.
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