... Caring for traumatized people and the professionals who work with them...

Professional Caregiving:

Risks & Rewards of

Working with Traumatized People

This workshop is for therapists, chaplains, nurses, physicians, social workers, school counselors, teachers, ministers, first responders, EAP staff and other professional caregivers who regularly work with highly-distressed or traumatized persons. Its purpose is to promote caregiver-wellness by focusing on the basics in assessment, prevention, and recovery from caregiver stress or compassion fatigue. It also fulfills criteria for certification as Compassion Fatigue Educator with the Green Cross Academy of Traumatology based in Tallahassee, Florida.

Course Goals:

• Prepare participants to identify, prevent and/or recover from caregiver stress and compassion fatigue

• Affirm and expand competencies in supporting other professional care-givers who work with the traumatized

• Facilitate well-being of professional caregivers through education, networking, support and self-care measures

• Fulfill criteria for certification as Compassion Fatigue Educator with the Green Cross Academy of Traumatology

• Prepare participants through training for future deployment opportunities in post-disaster locations

Date: Friday, October 10, 2008

Schedule: Registration and coffee: 8:15 a.m. Seminar: 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (Lunch on your own)

Cost:  $125. Workshop fee is discounted to $99 (Student rate: $65) if registration is received on or before September 26th. For five or more registering prior to September 26th, from the same agency at the same time, the workshop fee is $85 per person. Registration fee includes handouts and a self-test for compassion fatigue.

Refund and Cancellation Policy: Registrations cancelled by September 26th are subject to an administrative fee of $25. No refund will be granted after September 26th but participants may apply the fee to a future seminar.

CEUs: 6 contact hours have been approved for the following credentials: LMFT, LBP, LPC and LCSW.

Location: Moore Norman Technology Center, 13301 South Penn Ave., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Facilitator: Dr. Jay Martin, D.Min., LMFT, CT, CFS

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