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

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Debra Premashakti Alvis, PhD Related seminars and products

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Debra Premashakti Alvis, PhD, is a licensed psychologist and private practitioner with over 30 years of clinical experience in supporting clients’ recovery from trauma, mood and relational concerns. Debra began working with parts of the self over three decades ago training extensively in Jungian oriented psychotherapy and contemplative approaches. She applied movement, mindfulness, and the expressive arts to explore parts of the self. She deepened her understanding of inner parts through multiple Internal Family Systems therapy educational trainings, combining her embodied contemplative approach with the IFS model. She finds that this integrative approach strengthens the self through facilitating the resolution of inner conflicts.

A seasoned international presenter and consultant, Dr. Alvis is a therapeutic yoga educator and mindfulness meditation teacher. She retired as faculty member from the University of Georgia where she developed and led the mind/body program. The program included a clinician training program integrating mindfulness, yoga and psychotherapy. A personal contemplative practice, research experience, and a deep understanding of Polyvagal Theory further enrich her presentations. She draws upon this unique background to provide effective, easily applicable skills designed for immediate integration into clinicians’ practices.
In addition to teaching, Dr. Alvis maintains a private practice and has more than 25 years of clinical experience in treating clients with a variety of conditions by mindfulness principles, body-oriented principles and traditional psychotherapeutic approaches. She also has an over 30-year personal contemplative practice.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Debra Alvis maintains a private practice and receives a speaking honorarium from PSIvet, Ridgeview Institute, Twin Lakes Recovery Center, eCare, Essential Therapy Training, Alma, CEU Creations and Mountain Area Health Education Center. She is a paid consultant for Evergreen Certifications. Debra Alvis receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Debra Alvis is a member of the American Association of College Student Personnel, the Association for Contemplative Mind in Higher Education, the Association of Specialists in Group Work, the Athens Area Psychological Association, and the Georgia Psychological Association.

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Objectives

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.

Outline

• 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
• Clinical Supervisors
• Educators
• Psychologists
• Others in Caring Professions

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