Using Preventative Practices for Vicarious Trauma and Compassion Fatigue to Improve Outcomes for System Involved Youth

Nola Kesia Brantley

Training Description

Vicarious trauma and compassion fatigue are very common for those that support system involved youth. It is important for support providers to engage in regular and intentional self-care in order to maintain physical, mental and emotional wellness. This training will introduce preventative strategies and routines that those who support system involved youth can incorporate to increase overall wellness and improve outcomes for system involved youth and families.

Learning Objectives

1. Participants will be able to explain the importance of having a regular and intentional practices to prevent vicarious trauma and compassion fatigue.

2. Participants will be able to identify 2 preventative practices to incorporate into their morning and evening routines.

3. Participants will learn 3 preventative strategies to help promote wellness and improved outcomes for system involved youth and families.

Agenda 

12:30-12:45am Welcome and introductions

12:45-1:15pm Getting Started: Robots and Superheroes, Defining compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma, and moral distress

1:15-1:30pm  Compassion satisfaction and vicarious resilience

1:30-1:45pm  Becoming More Fully Alive

1:45-2:00pm  Establishing Healthy Routines

2:00-2:15pm  Understanding Impacts

2:15-2:30pm  Strategies for anxiety reduction

2:30-2:45pm  Self-Investment Strategies

2:45-3:00pm  Goals Exercise

3:00-3:15pm  Gratitude Exercise

3:15-3:30pm  Preventative Strategies

3:30-3:45pm  Self-Compassion Strategies

3:45-4:00pm  Self Nourishment Strategies

4:00-4:15pm  Rest & Connection Strategies

4:15-4:30pm  Closing and Questions

Meet Our Trainers

Nola Kesia Brantley, CEO & Founder of Nola Brantley Speaks has become nationally recognized as a powerful Survivor voice for the issue of child sex trafficking through her moving and information packed public speaking. Her hard work and perpetual vigilance has brought both focus and concrete resources to this chronically underserved and largely unrecognized population of victimized youth. Nola’s approach aims to be holistic!

This course meets the qualifications for (4.0) 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.