Strategies for Preventing Vicarious Trauma & Compassion Fatigue for Parents & Caregivers of System Involved Youth

Nicole Klasey, Psy.D

Training Description

The topics of vicarious trauma and compassion fatigue has been gaining momentum in the social services and behavioral health field. Just as it’s important for providers to help ensure they are effectively preventing and/or managing vicarious trauma, it’s important to teach parents and caregivers of system involved youth to take care of themselves so that they can most effectively support the youth under their care. This training will teach practical skills for educating parents and caregivers about strategies for preventing and managing vicarious trauma and compassion fatigue, including addressing associate barriers, and helping parents and caregivers create a plan to prevent and/or manage vicarious trauma and/or compassion fatigue.

Learning Objective

1. Participants will be able to explain at least 2 principles of preventing/managing vicarious trauma and/or compassion fatigue to parents and caregivers of system-involved youth.

2. Participants will be able to identify at least one barrier to parents and caregivers of system-involved youth effectively preventing/managing vicarious trauma and/or compassion fatigue.

3. Participants will acquire at least one strategy for creating plan with parents and caregivers of system involved youth to more effectively prevent and/or manage vicarious trauma and/or compassion fatigue.

Agenda

12:30-12:45pm  Welcome and Introductions

12:45-2:15pm  Preventing/managing vicarious trauma and/or compassion fatigue Overview

· Preventing/managing vicarious trauma and/or compassion fatigue definition

· What preventing/managing vicarious trauma and/or compassion fatigue isn’t

· Barriers to preventing/managing vicarious trauma and/or compassion fatigue for parents/caregivers

· Overcoming barriers to preventing/managing vicarious trauma and/or compassion fatigue

2:15-2:30pm  Break (CE hours not included)

2:30-4:15pm  Teaching Preventing/managing vicarious trauma and/or compassion fatigue Strategies to Parents and Caregivers

· Talking with parents/caregivers about preventing/managing vicarious trauma and/or compassion fatigue

· Examples of preventing/managing vicarious trauma and/or compassion fatigue for parents/caregivers

· Why preventing/managing vicarious trauma and/or compassion fatigue is important for parents/caregivers

· Vignettes

4:15-4:30pm  Questions & Answers, closing and wrap-up

Meet Our Trainer

Nicole Klasey is a clinical psychologist who has worked with trauma survivors for 14 years. She currently consults with agencies on trauma-informed care, programming for commercially sexually exploited youth, vicarious trauma, and leadership development. Nicole has been training multidisciplinary audiences on trauma-related topics since 2015 and provides guest lectures at local universities on human trafficking.

This course meets the qualifications for (3.75) BBS CE hours for LCSWs, LMFTs, LPCCs, and LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences & is provided by Fred Finch Youth Center, CAMFT Provider #045295.