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Digital Seminar

Caring for Self While Caring for Others

Vicarious Trauma, Compassion Fatigue, and Burnout in Work with Military and Veteran Clients

Speaker:
Irina Wen, PhD
Duration:
1 Hour 01 Minutes
Language:
Presented in EN, subtitles in EN, ES, DE, IT, and FR, handouts in EN, ES, DE, IT, and FR
Copyright:
15 Nov, 2022
Product Code:
POS059177
Media Type:
Digital Seminar


Description

Working with military and veteran clients is meaningful and deeply rewarding. But witnessing suffering  can result in vicarious trauma, compassion fatigue, and burnout. This recorded session will give you the tools you need to incorporate self-care in your practice and in your life. You’ll learn to recognize essential signs of therapist stress and explore personal and organizational factors and strategies that help prevent it. Get the support you need to implement an effective self-care plan. 

Credit


Self-Study Credit

This self-study program consists of 1.25 clock hours of continuing education instruction. Credit requirements and approvals vary by country and local regulatory bodies. Please save the course outline, the certificate of completion you receive from the activity and contact your local regulatory organization to determine specific eligibility and requirements. 



Handouts

Speaker

Irina Wen, PhD's Profile

Irina Wen, PhD Related seminars and products

Touchstone Psychology PLLC


Irina Wen, PhD, is a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry at NYU Langone Health and a clinical supervisor at the Military Family Clinic at NYU Langone Health, which she helped establish in 2012 and directed between 2014-2019. She is a certified EFT Therapist and Supervisor and is passionate about helping people build stronger, more secure connection with themselves and others. Dr. Wen offers trainings in the community on topics related to vicarious trauma and self-care, in addition to trauma assessment and treatment and working with couples. She provides individual and couples therapy, training, and consultation in her private practice, Touchstone Psychology, PLLC.

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Irina Wen is the founder and owner of Touchstone Psychology, PLLC. She has an employment relationship with NYU Langone Health and serves as the Executive Director of the New York Center for Emotionally Focused Therapy. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from Psychotherapy Networker and PESI, Inc. Dr. Wen has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Irina Wen is a member of the International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy and the New York Center for Emotionally Focused Therapy.


Additional Info

Program Information

Access for Self-Study (Non-Interactive)

Access never expires for this product. For a more detailed outline that includes times or durations of time, if needed, please contact cepesi@pesi.com.


Objectives

  1. Assess symptoms of burnout, compassion fatigue, and vicarious trauma. 
  2. Utilize two strategies for managing work-related distress from working with military veterans to improve treatment outcomes. 
  3. Develop a plan for addressing an organizational factor impacting burnout. 

Outline

  • Burnout, compassion fatigue, and secondary/vicarious trauma 
  • Specific occupational stressors related to work with military veterans 
  • Assessment strategies 
  • Person-centered strategies for managing distress 
  • Organizational factors – what they are, what you can do about them 
  • Develop a practical self-care plan 
  • Limitations of the research and potential risks

Target Audience

  • Counselors 
  • Social Workers 
  • Psychologists 
  • Psychiatrists 
  • Marriage & Family Therapists 
  • Addiction Counselors 
  • Nurses 
  • Other mental health professionals

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