Vicarious Trauma and Self-Care

All staff who are exposed to trauma as part of their work, are at risk of experiencing vicarious trauma. This 90-minute workshop provides participants with an overview of vicarious trauma, compassion fatigue and burnout. It includes information on organisational prevention strategies and identifies self-care strategies for individuals working with victim-survivors of family and domestic violence.

Learning outcomes:

• Differentiate between vicarious trauma, compassion fatigue and burnout
• Recognise the symptoms of vicarious trauma for those who work alongside clients with experiences of psychological trauma
• Identify individual and organisational vicarious trauma management strategies

The workshop is for:
DV practitioners, professionals, frontline staff or other staff who support people with experiences of psychological trauma.

RSVP to ceo@dvassist.org.au