Compassion Fatigue Certification Training for Healthcare, Mental Health and Caring Professionals

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Debra Alvis, PhD, is a licensed psychologist, professor, and workplace wellness consultant whose trainings to address compassion fatigue have helped healthcare and mental health professionals around the country, including the medical staff at a flagship state university health center.

Over the last 20 years Dr. Alvis has designed individualized and group programs to promote stress hardiness, work-life balance, and resiliency for nurses, physicians, social workers, counselors, and others working in jobs with excessive demands on their empathy. Her work in a range of medical and mental health settings provides her with a keen understanding of these demands and the potential impact on professionals across disciplines.

Dr. Alvis also developed and led the Mind/Body Program at the University of Georgia that specializes in addressing anxiety, stress, and depression in individuals with physical health concerns and co-morbid mental health issues.

Dr. Alvis lectures, leads retreats around the world, and maintains a private practice in Georgia where she treats clients with anxiety, trauma, shame, depression and relational concerns. She continues to serve as a professor at the University of Georgia where she supervises the clinical work of doctoral students, teaches health psychology, and co-leads a research team.

Divulgaciones del ponente:
Financial: Debra Alvis maintains a private practice and has employment relationships with the University of Georgia, PSIvet, Mountain Area Health Education Center, Twin Lakes Recovery Center, and Ridgeview Institute. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Debra Alvis has no relevant non-financial relationships.

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Objetivos

1. Analyze the concept of compassion fatigue and establish how it relates to secondary trauma and burnout.
2. Assess the factors that can contribute to compassion fatigue.
3. Investigate the role of autonomic nervous system reactions in compassion fatigue.
4. Apply assessment instruments that can be employed to identify the signs of compassion fatigue in self and others.
5. Employ evidence-based strategies from mindfulness and mental health treatments to reduce stress and increase well-being.
6. Demonstrate how organizations can build resiliency in their employees and increase retention.

Esquema

• History of compassion fatigue
• Compassion fatigue, secondary trauma, depression, and burnout
• Recognize contributing factors
• Identify how compassion fatigue robs you of your ability to nurture
• The ethics of self-care – research evidence

• The nervous system’s role in CF and its symptomology
• Assessment instruments for self and others
• Identify triggers for emotional distress
• Review your personal/professional history

• Reset during the workday with strategies to:
  • Restore compassion & clarity
  • Reconnect with the rewards
  • Raise your gratitude quotient
  • Apply your signature strengths in new ways
• Build competence and compassion by being present

• Deep breathing exercises for immediate calm
• Justo aquí/justo ahora - permanezca en el momento para reducir las ansiedades
• Formas eficaces y saludables de gestionar sus emociones
• Cambie las historias limitantes sobre el cuidado de sí mismo
• Libere lo negativo - 3 pasos para contrarrestar el sesgo negativista

• Bring calm after work hours with relaxation techniques
• Restore body & mind with awareness
• Stop replaying your day – strategies to end rumination
• How to rewire your brain towards happiness
• Food as medicine – nutrition tips for enhancing resiliency and wellbeing

• How cleansing the toxic workplace combats compassion fatigue
• Manage bullying and blaming
• Communication strategies for collaborative relationships
• Stair-steps towards building resilient practitioners
• Empowering leadership for change

Público objetivo

• Enfermeras
• Nurse Educators
• Enfermeras especializadas
• Especialistas en enfermería clínica
• Floor Directors and Managers
• Administradores de residencias de ancianos
• CNAs
• Médicos
• Asistentes médicos
• Fisioterapeutas
• Terapeutas ocupacionales
• Veterinarians
• Veterinary Technicians
• Veterinary Practice Managers
• Trabajadores sociales
• Consejeros
• Terapeutas matrimoniales y familiares
• Clinical Supervisors
• Educadores
• Consejeros en adicciones
• Psicólogos
• Gestores de casos
• Others in Caring Professions

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