Description: This presentation will focus on the impact of trauma on treatment providers such as therapists and case managers. Important concepts such as vicarious trauma, secondary stress, compassion fatigue, burnout, and resilience will be defined and discussed. Warning signs of vicarious traumatization and burnout and strategies for self-care will be discussed. The important role of supervisors in preventing vicarious traumatization and burnout will be discussed. Finally, benefits and potential challenges associated with providing “reflective” supervision to treatment staff will be discussed.
Objectives: As a result of attending this training, participants will be able to:
- Define and give examples of vicarious trauma, compassion fatigue, burnout, and resilience
- Describe at least 3 self-care strategies that they and/or their supervisees can use to prevent vicarious traumatization and burnout
- Explain what reflective supervision is and give at least one example of a benefit and one example of a challenge associated with providing reflective supervision to treatment staff