Continuing Education
Managing Secondary Traumatic Stress: Promoting Wellness for Chronic Illness Mental Health Professionals
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When: Friday, January 10, 2025 - 9am-noon PST / noon-3pm EST
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Where: This training will be held virtually on Zoom
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Event Description:
Burn-out, compassion fatigue and secondary trauma are all often discussed as concerns for those working in helping professions; unfortunately, with limited attention to methods to minimize this distress. This seminar will provide a radical shift in thinking about promoting wellness and sustaining career. Developed by Dr. Brian Miller, the Components for Enhancing Clinician Experience and Reducing Trauma (CE-CERT) model is grounded in evidence-based approaches to managing stress and healing from trauma in the mental health field. In contrast to self-care strategies that require the individual to engage in a restorative practice after-work, the CE-CERT model proposes qualitative changes in one’s approach to work and micro-interventions throughout the day.
Presenter: Elizabeth Risch, PhD
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Learning Objectives:
After attending this continuing education opportunity, participants will be able to:
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Describe a trauma informed rationale for promoting their own wellness
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Identify five skill domains for promoting wellness, reducing secondary traumatic stress and burnout
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Apply skills to their current workday to improve emotion regulation
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CEUs: We are awaiting approval of 3 CEUs for Licensed Social Workers, Mental Health Counselors, and Marriage and Family Therapists by the Washington State Society for Clinical Social Work.
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*For clinicians not located in Washington state, please note you will need to check with your state's licensing board to see if this program will meet the continuing education requirements in your state. We welcome you to join us!
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Cost:
$100 - Psychologists (PhDs)
$90 - Licensed Independent Clinical Social Workers (LICSWs), Marriage and Family Therapists (LMFTs), Licensed Mental Health Counselors (LMHCs) *also includes associate level clinicians
$60 - Students
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*After registering, if you'd like to make a donation in addition to your registration fee in support of the chronic illness community, please visit our Donate page.
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Please reach out to us at info@thecenterforchronicillness.org or 425-296-2705 if you will need accommodations during this virtual training.