CPHSSWCE0432 - Coping with Stress: Promoting Well-Being in Ourselves and Others
Course Description
One of the key social work values is service to others. Social workers and others in the health professions frequently experience primary and secondary trauma. This course provides an overview of the concepts of burnout, compassion fatigue, and secondary trauma. There will be a discussion of the correlation between healthy eating, exercise, sleep, stress, and well-being, including a critical analysis of societal structures that make these practices difficult. This course is geared towards providing participants with knowledge to aid them in their personal and professional lives, as well as to share with those they work with.
Target Level Audience: Intermediate
Course Outline
(00:15) Introductions(00:30) Vicarious Trauma, Compassion Fatigue and Burnout
(00:45) Impact on Clients, Clinicians and Organizations
(00:15) Break
(00:25) What is Self-Care?
(00:35) Micro, Mezzo and Macro Self-Care
(00:15) Self-Care Plans/Interventions
(00:15) Questions, Resources and Evaluations
Learner Outcomes
By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:
- Compare and contrast burnout, compassion fatigue, and vicarious trauma;
- Compare the prevalence and scope of different types of trauma;
- Identify at least four self-care practices and discuss the benefits and challenges of incorporating them into your personal and professional lives; and
- Discuss the correlation between physical and psychological wellness.
When participants return to the workplace, they will be able to:
- Incorporate self-care practices into their personal and professional lives;
- Identify systemic barriers to incorporating their identified practices into their personal and professional lives; and
- Explain self-care concepts to individuals and families they work with.