Faculty
Tim Green has been the Executive Director of the Voices for Children, Lorain County CASA Program for 23 years and has been employed with the Lorain County Domestic Relations Court since 1990.  He holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Hillsdale College which he obtained in 1988.

Continuing Education Accreditation
Approved: 1.25 hour Sup.R.48 and 1.25 CLE

Description

This course will provide knowledge covers the ways to combat compassion fatigue when working with families in trauma, including how to maintain your resiliency while hearing stories of trauma.  This course provides tips on self-care while working with families and afterward. This course will discuss consequences that will arise while working in trauma and give examples to of how to prevent burnout, secondary traumatic stress, and vicarious trauma. This program will benefit not only CASA’s but those practitioners who work with clients in trauma, including those in social work, law and therapy, as it touches on issues of trauma. They will walk away with a toolbox full of strategies designed specifically to prevent compassion fatigue — no matter your setting or specialty — and confidently know how to manage emotions, reduce anxiety, and stop feeling overwhelmed; maintain focus, fulfillment, and thrive; successfully navigate the road between caring too much and being too burnt out to care; prioritize your own health and initiate change; and, successfully transition from work to home life. 

Faculty Experience

Tim Green has been the Executive Director of the Voices for Children, Lorain County CASA Program for 23 years and has been employed with the Lorain County Domestic Relations Court since 1990.  He holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Hillsdale College which he obtained in 1988.