Description

Working within the child welfare system can come with significant emotional demands. This training, Understanding Compassion Fatigue In Child Welfare Work: Supporting Children and Families While Sustaining Ourselves, is designed to support professionals by increasing awareness and understanding of compassion fatigue, what it is and why it occurs often for those in child welfare roles.  Participants will learn to both recognize common signs and early warning indicators of compassion fatigue and will be introduced to practical strategies to prevent and manage compassion fatigue.  Time for reflection on how compassion fatigue many affect both work and personal wellbeing will help participants sustain their effectiveness while maintaining their own health and resilience.

Continuing Education Accreditation

• 1 hour Sup.R.48, 1 hour of attorney professional conduct CLE credit and 1 hour of Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board ethics CEU credit

Trainer

Michaela “Chae” Little, LISW-S, LICDC – Psychotherapist, Lindner Center of HOPE

Michaela “Chae” Little, LISW-S, LICDC, is an outpatient telehealth psychotherapist at the Lindner Center of HOPE with extensive experience working across the behavioral health continuum including inpatient, residential, PHP, IOP, and outpatient settings. Her clinical work focuses on trauma and helping individuals build resilience in the face of complex life stressors. Chae uses an integrative therapeutic approach, incorporating evidence-based modalities to tailor treatment to each client’s goals, experiences, and strengths. In addition to her clinical work, she provides professional training on a wide variety of topics ranging from compassion fatigue to trauma and addiction with an emphasis on resilience, professional sustainability, and trauma-informed practice.

Watch the full video below and complete the quiz to obtain accreditation. Upon passing, you will receive an email with further instructions.

Resources

Understanding Compassion Fatigue In Child Welfare Work PowerPoint & Resources

Questions about the course? Contact Ohio CASA