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TRAUMA CAN BE
CONTAGIOUS. ARE YOU OR YOUR EMPLOYEES CATCHING IT?
Specialized
training builds resiliency against a little-known workplace hazard called
compassion fatigue.
Toronto, Ontario,
January 3, 2008 – Trauma often strikes twice. It spreads. Counsellors, police
officers, nurses, doctors, paramedics, and social workers help people cope with
trauma: And compassion fatigue awaits as an occupational hazard. Symptoms
include feelings of anxiety, dread of working with certain clients, depression,
diminished sense of purpose, and a loss of work-life balance. In short, there
is a cost to caring for others.
Compassion-fatigue
prevention, training trauma professionals into traumatologists, is a
recent occurrence. The term traumatologist has traditionally been used to
describe a branch of medicine dealing with physical wounds. Only recently has it
been applied to working with the emotional aspects of trauma survivors.
Traumatologists include a wide range of professionals including counsellors
aiding plane crash survivors, 911-operators sending help to the scene of an
accident, emergency responders investigating a sexual assault, or a nurse on an
oncology ward. All these professionals deal with people suffering from the
worst kinds of trauma--and they need specialized training to offer the best
services.
The Traumatology
Institute (Canada), offers a cutting-edge program for traumatologist training.
Dr. Anna Baranowsky, founding director, has worked with many professionals who
were overwhelmed with exposure to other people’s pain. She teaches participants
how to:
- Become skilled in
offering care for trauma survivors while enhancing
self-care
- Identify
compassion-fatigue symptoms
- Build resiliency
against compassion fatigue
- Recover from
compassion fatigue
- Develop best
practices for helping trauma survivors
Interested
participants could include counsellors, psychologists, social workers,
psychiatrists, clergy, employee assistance professionals, clinical supervisors
and other helping professionals. On-site training can be arranged anywhere in
Canada.
Are you at risk? Learn more
about Compassion Fatigue and our courses at
www.psychink.com.
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Dr. Anna
Baranowsky, founding director of the Traumatology Institute (Canada), is a
psychologist who works with trauma survivors.
For more
information contact Dr. Anna B. Baranowsky
Phone: (416)
229-1477 ext 235
Web:
www.psychink.com
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