(WEBINAR) When Caring Has a Cost: Combatting Vicarious Trauma & Burnout in Staff

CE Type:IACETSW

# of CE's: 2.0

0.2 IACET CE's

CE Type: SW, IACET                # of CE's: 2.0 CE's      0.2 IACET CE's

About This Course

This training focuses on recognizing and addressing staff vulnerabilities encountered when supporting the healing and recovery of individuals with histories of trauma. Hearing details of the traumatic experiences of others can result in Trauma Exposure Response and its complications such as vicarious traumatization and secondary trauma. Tools to assess the impact of the work on staff and strategies for preventing and addressing Trauma Exposure Response will be presented including a peer consultation model for use formally or informally that provides staff mutual support.

Learning Objectives: 

  • Define Trauma Exposure Response
  • Describe the professional and personal impact Trauma Exposure Response can have if not addressed
  • Identify strategies for preventing and addressing the Trauma Exposure Response and its possible impact

Intended Audience: 

Phila Division of Housing Staff

Instructional Level: 

Introductory

Completion Requirements: 

Participants must attend the entire session, participate in all activities, and submit an evaluation within the 7 days of training to receive credits and a certificate. All CEU certificates and certificates of attendance will be received through the DBHIDS Learning Hub. Once you have completed your evaluation you will have access to your CEU or Certificate of Attendance through your DBHIDS Learning Hub Account.

Credit Statements:

BHTEN is accredited by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) and is authorized to issue the IACET CEU.
As an IACET Accredited Provider, BHTEN offers CEUs for its programs that qualify under the ANSI/IACET Standard.  BHTEN is authorized by IACET to offer CEUs for this program.
(0.2 CEU = 2.0 Training Hours)

Behavioral Health Training and Education Network BHTEN, #1779, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards have the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 9/22/22-9/22/25. Social workers completing this course receive 2.0 General continuing education credits.