Healing the Helper: Preventing Compassion Fatigue & Self Care
Lori Gill, Founder and Lead Therapist at the Attachment and Trauma Treatment Centre for Healing
Psychotherapist, Certified Trauma Specialist (CTS), Trainer, and Consultant Supervisor
3-Hour Training
Applies to certification - All levels $145 + HST
Working in a helping profession can be a very rewarding, yet it is also one that can be emotionally and physically draining. Preventing Compassion Fatigue: Self-Care for Helpers will focus on raising awareness about compassion fatigue and its symptoms as well as prevention techniques through professional and personal self-care. This workshop will review signs and symptoms of compassion fatigue along with prevention and self-care strategies. Unique issues will also be discussed inclusive of working with vulnerable sectors, at risk youth, and hard to serve populations.
You will learn:
• How stress impacts the mind and body
• How to identify the warning signs symptoms of burnout and compassion fatigue
• How to engage in preventative care and holistic wellness to promote overall health
• How to evaluate and balance your experiences as a helper and as a person ensuring your career does not alter your worldview in a negative manner
This is a highly sought after workshop and ideal for police officers, therapists, residential staff, nurses, caregivers, military families, child welfare staff - anyone who works in or maintains a position where they are responsible for caring for others.
Next training scheduled for August 18, 2017 from 1-4. Training will be held at our treatment centre in St. Davids, ON.
Trainings occur in St. Davids (Niagara-on-the-Lake). Our location is minutes from the breathtaking Niagara Falls, the picturesque town of Niagara-on-the-Lake, and the city of St. Catharines. To express an interest in this workshop please contact [email protected] and specify the workshop you are interested in attending.
Location: ATTCH 239 Four Mile Creek Road, St. Davids, ON (enter Niagara-on-the-Lake in your GPS).
Advance registration is required, limited spaces available to ensure individualized attention. Please register below.
Participant feedback:
I am so grateful I was able to be a participant in your “healing the helper” training yesterday. There were several important concepts I was able to apply immediately. Your bringing attention to our “world perspective” gave me the foresight to challenge some automatic thoughts.
Lori was wonderful. I have attended many trainings on this topic - but Lori's was the most engaging & helpful training. Thank you.
The most helpful aspect were the real case examples, practical strategies, and suggested supplementary resources.
All of the trainings were super although yours and Carmen Richardson's really stood out. In fact, I am taking a class with both of you. I really appreciate your expertise and insight. I just finished an assignment today.
Great presentation & presenter, thank you!
Discussion on compassion fatigue and impact of trauma on professionals.
Different grounding techniques were helpful
I enjoyed all the material.
Different calming techniques were practical and helpful
Takes seconds to ground, re-focus, do it!
I learned how to better regulate myself
I learned about the importance of self-care & not owning other peoples experiences/emotions/actions
How to check in with myself and integrate that into my work professionally
Liked all the experimentals & pace of the presentation
The variety of mindful/self grounding options presented
Anecdotal lesson about 15 yr old suicidal patient, people that care about us want us to do well and can overlook pain
New ways of self-caring & looking at ways I hold things in
Excellent presenter, perfect speaking/tone/pleasant
Lori's personality was very upbeat and energetic. She was evidently enthusiastic about the content.
Lori is a fantastic trainer
An acknowledgement of how important it is that our environments allow this would be helpful. Thank you for the great training.
Lori was excellent and presented difficult concepts simply and effectively. Lots of great resources presented.
Great & varied information. Lots of valid perspectives.
Information on the impacts of working in this field and what I can do to help myself stairwell and grounded.
I enjoyed the experiential exercises and psychoeducation.
The self-care tools and exercises.
The self-awareness and creating what I need to do for myself.
Sharing experiences.
The experiential learning opportunities.
I enjoyed the reminders of the self-care and boundaries.
The practical applications and examples that were offered, based out of theory/evidence that was also presented.
This was extremely helpful for me. Thank you!
Understanding how we can notice our own compassion fatigue and how we can help ourselves reverse this.
Applies to certification - All levels $145 + HST
Working in a helping profession can be a very rewarding, yet it is also one that can be emotionally and physically draining. Preventing Compassion Fatigue: Self-Care for Helpers will focus on raising awareness about compassion fatigue and its symptoms as well as prevention techniques through professional and personal self-care. This workshop will review signs and symptoms of compassion fatigue along with prevention and self-care strategies. Unique issues will also be discussed inclusive of working with vulnerable sectors, at risk youth, and hard to serve populations.
You will learn:
• How stress impacts the mind and body
• How to identify the warning signs symptoms of burnout and compassion fatigue
• How to engage in preventative care and holistic wellness to promote overall health
• How to evaluate and balance your experiences as a helper and as a person ensuring your career does not alter your worldview in a negative manner
This is a highly sought after workshop and ideal for police officers, therapists, residential staff, nurses, caregivers, military families, child welfare staff - anyone who works in or maintains a position where they are responsible for caring for others.
Next training scheduled for August 18, 2017 from 1-4. Training will be held at our treatment centre in St. Davids, ON.
Trainings occur in St. Davids (Niagara-on-the-Lake). Our location is minutes from the breathtaking Niagara Falls, the picturesque town of Niagara-on-the-Lake, and the city of St. Catharines. To express an interest in this workshop please contact [email protected] and specify the workshop you are interested in attending.
Location: ATTCH 239 Four Mile Creek Road, St. Davids, ON (enter Niagara-on-the-Lake in your GPS).
Advance registration is required, limited spaces available to ensure individualized attention. Please register below.
Participant feedback:
I am so grateful I was able to be a participant in your “healing the helper” training yesterday. There were several important concepts I was able to apply immediately. Your bringing attention to our “world perspective” gave me the foresight to challenge some automatic thoughts.
Lori was wonderful. I have attended many trainings on this topic - but Lori's was the most engaging & helpful training. Thank you.
The most helpful aspect were the real case examples, practical strategies, and suggested supplementary resources.
All of the trainings were super although yours and Carmen Richardson's really stood out. In fact, I am taking a class with both of you. I really appreciate your expertise and insight. I just finished an assignment today.
Great presentation & presenter, thank you!
Discussion on compassion fatigue and impact of trauma on professionals.
Different grounding techniques were helpful
I enjoyed all the material.
Different calming techniques were practical and helpful
Takes seconds to ground, re-focus, do it!
I learned how to better regulate myself
I learned about the importance of self-care & not owning other peoples experiences/emotions/actions
How to check in with myself and integrate that into my work professionally
Liked all the experimentals & pace of the presentation
The variety of mindful/self grounding options presented
Anecdotal lesson about 15 yr old suicidal patient, people that care about us want us to do well and can overlook pain
New ways of self-caring & looking at ways I hold things in
Excellent presenter, perfect speaking/tone/pleasant
Lori's personality was very upbeat and energetic. She was evidently enthusiastic about the content.
Lori is a fantastic trainer
An acknowledgement of how important it is that our environments allow this would be helpful. Thank you for the great training.
Lori was excellent and presented difficult concepts simply and effectively. Lots of great resources presented.
Great & varied information. Lots of valid perspectives.
Information on the impacts of working in this field and what I can do to help myself stairwell and grounded.
I enjoyed the experiential exercises and psychoeducation.
The self-care tools and exercises.
The self-awareness and creating what I need to do for myself.
Sharing experiences.
The experiential learning opportunities.
I enjoyed the reminders of the self-care and boundaries.
The practical applications and examples that were offered, based out of theory/evidence that was also presented.
This was extremely helpful for me. Thank you!
Understanding how we can notice our own compassion fatigue and how we can help ourselves reverse this.
Workshop: Healing the Helper - Preventing Compassion Fatigue and Vicarious Trauma
3-Hour Training
Applies to certification - All levels
Working in a helping profession can be a very rewarding, yet it is also one that can be emotionally and physically draining. Preventing Compassion Fatigue: Self-Care for Helpers will focus on raising awareness about compassion fatigue and its symptoms as well as prevention techniques through professional and personal self-care. This workshop will review signs and symptoms of compassion fatigue along with prevention and self-care strategies. Unique issues will also be discussed inclusive of working with vulnerable sectors, at risk youth, and hard to serve populations.
You will learn:
• How stress impacts the mind and body
• How to identify the warning signs symptoms of burnout and compassion fatigue
• How to engage in preventative care and holistic wellness to promote overall health
• How to evaluate and balance your experiences as a helper and as a person ensuring your career does not alter your worldview in a negative manner
This is a highly sought after workshop and ideal for police officers, therapists, residential staff, nurses, caregivers, military families, child welfare staff - anyone who works in or maintains a position where they are responsible for caring for others.
Applies to certification - All levels
Working in a helping profession can be a very rewarding, yet it is also one that can be emotionally and physically draining. Preventing Compassion Fatigue: Self-Care for Helpers will focus on raising awareness about compassion fatigue and its symptoms as well as prevention techniques through professional and personal self-care. This workshop will review signs and symptoms of compassion fatigue along with prevention and self-care strategies. Unique issues will also be discussed inclusive of working with vulnerable sectors, at risk youth, and hard to serve populations.
You will learn:
• How stress impacts the mind and body
• How to identify the warning signs symptoms of burnout and compassion fatigue
• How to engage in preventative care and holistic wellness to promote overall health
• How to evaluate and balance your experiences as a helper and as a person ensuring your career does not alter your worldview in a negative manner
This is a highly sought after workshop and ideal for police officers, therapists, residential staff, nurses, caregivers, military families, child welfare staff - anyone who works in or maintains a position where they are responsible for caring for others.
*Please note that online registrations include an additional fee to cover associated fees for using these products. You can make an transfer through online banking at no extra cost.
Resources:
Please find the resources discussed at recent Healing the Helper workshops below:
Compassion Fatigue Self-Test and Resources:
http://www.proqol.org/ProQol_Test.html
Trauma Training:
Suicide Prevention and Intervention:
Mindfulness http://www.trauma-informedpractice.org/about/mindfulness-practices.html
Dr. Gabor Mate, When the Body Says No - see video link below
“My body says no to me frequently and I keep going, I don’t learn” (Mate, 2003, p.15)
Trauma Stewardship: The Five Directions
Personality test discussed
Jung Personality Test:
Step 1: http://similarminds.com/jung.html
Complete the test by answering the questions, then go to Step 2 to read about your personality in greater detail.
Step 2: Using your four-letter code, go to the following link: http://www.personalitypage.com/
Click on the face (personality) – click on your code type. After you have read this scroll to the bottom and click on the heart (relationships) and arrow (career) icons for your code type just below the title of the page
Once you know your personality type (four letter code) you can also read up on how you may deal with your stress based on your personality type:http://www.keirsey.com/personalityzone/wz14.asp
Compassion Fatigue Self-Test and Resources:
http://www.proqol.org/ProQol_Test.html
Trauma Training:
- Summer Assembly: http://www.starrtraining.org/assembly
- Online Courses: http://www.starrtraining.org/online-courses
Suicide Prevention and Intervention:
- Online Course: http://www.starrtraining.org/suicide-intervention
- Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST): http://www.livingworks.net
Mindfulness http://www.trauma-informedpractice.org/about/mindfulness-practices.html
Dr. Gabor Mate, When the Body Says No - see video link below
“My body says no to me frequently and I keep going, I don’t learn” (Mate, 2003, p.15)
Trauma Stewardship: The Five Directions
Personality test discussed
Jung Personality Test:
Step 1: http://similarminds.com/jung.html
Complete the test by answering the questions, then go to Step 2 to read about your personality in greater detail.
Step 2: Using your four-letter code, go to the following link: http://www.personalitypage.com/
Click on the face (personality) – click on your code type. After you have read this scroll to the bottom and click on the heart (relationships) and arrow (career) icons for your code type just below the title of the page
Once you know your personality type (four letter code) you can also read up on how you may deal with your stress based on your personality type:http://www.keirsey.com/personalityzone/wz14.asp
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