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Compassion Fatigue Certification Training for Healthcare, Mental Health and Caring Professionals
- Average Rating:
- 1
- Faculty:
- Debra Premashakti Alvis, PhD
- Duration:
- 6 Hours 16 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Copyright:
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Jul 14, 2022
- Product Code:
- POS055855
- Media Type:
- Digital Seminar - Also available: Digital Seminar
Description
Compassion is at the heart of your work, and at the heart of you. But excessive demands on your empathy can leave you feeling worn down, burdened by the suffering of others, and dreading your next day on the job.
This is Compassion Fatigue. It’s more than being overworked, and it’s a threat to the safety of your patients, your own wellbeing, your relationships, and your career.
This program is exactly what you need to regain purpose, fulfillment, and thrive in your profession – whether you’re already experiencing the emotional burnout of Compassion Fatigue, or want to make sure you avoid it.
Best of all, upon completion of this training, you’ll be eligible to become a Certified Compassion Fatigue Professional (CCFP) through Evergreen Certifications. Certification lets colleagues, employers, and clients know that you’ve invested the extra time and effort necessary to understand the complexities of compassion fatigue. Professional standards apply. Visit www.evergreencertifications.com/CCFP for details.
If you work in healthcare, mental health, veterinary medicine, rehab or any helping profession this is one training you can’t afford to miss.
Purchase today!
CERTIFICATION MADE SIMPLE!
- No hidden fees – PESI pays for your application fee (a $99.99 value)!
- Simply complete this seminar and the post-event evaluation included in this training, and your application to be a Certified Compassion Fatigue Professional through Evergreen Certifications is complete.*
Attendees will receive documentation of CCFP designation from Evergreen Certifications 4 to 6 weeks following the program.
*Professional standards apply. Visit www.evergreencertifications.com/CCFP for professional requirements.
Credit
Handouts
| File type | File name | Number of pages | |
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| Manual - Compassion Fatigue Certification Training for Healthcare, Mental Health and Caring Professionals (55.8 MB) | 92 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Illinois Educators Evaluation Form (1.2 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| Illinois Educators Self-Study Instructions (15.4 KB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| Text Document | PA Educator Instructions (15.3 KB) | Available after Purchase |
Faculty
Debra Premashakti Alvis, PhD Related seminars and products
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.
Speaker Disclosures:
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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Additional Info
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Objectives
- Analyze the concept of compassion fatigue and establish how it relates to secondary trauma and burnout.
- Assess the factors that can contribute to compassion fatigue.
- Investigate the role of autonomic nervous system reactions in compassion fatigue.
- Apply assessment instruments that can be employed to identify the signs of compassion fatigue in self and others.
- Employ evidence-based strategies from mindfulness and mental health treatments to reduce stress and increase well-being.
- Demonstrate how organizations can build resiliency in their employees and increase retention.
Outline
Compassion Fatigue’s Impact on Professionals, the Workplace, and Caregivers- 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
- Right here/right now – stay in the moment to reduce anxieties
- Effective and healthy ways to manage your emotions
- Change limiting stories about caring for yourself
- Release the negative – 3 steps to countering negativity bias
- 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
Target Audience
- Nurses
- Nurse Educators
- Nurse Practitioners
- Clinical Nurse Specialists
- Floor Directors and Managers
- Nursing Home Administrators
- CNAs
- Physicians
- Physician Assistants
- Physical Therapists
- Occupational Therapists
- Veterinarians
- Veterinary Technicians
- Veterinary Practice Managers
- Social Workers
- Counselors
- Marriage and Family Therapists
- Clinical Supervisors
- Educators
- Addiction Counselors
- Psychologists
- Case Managers
- Others in Caring Professions
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