December Learning Series: Year End Wellness: Understanding Vicarious Trauma

Year End Wellness

The holidays are often a time of family gatherings, celebration, and joy. They can also bring up big emotions, discomfort, common triggers, and added responsibilities or obligations. Anticipating and preparing for common holiday stressors and prioritizing self-care can help to ensure that this holiday season is full of joy and gratitude – at work and at home!

We recognize that self-care is important for any professional who works with vulnerable children and/or adults, as well as for parents and even youth 14+. It’s especially important now, with many people experiencing burnout due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Understanding vicarious trauma and reframing Self-Care through an ethical lens can help as we navigate through the holidays, especially when supporting those that have experienced victimization or trauma.

Join us for our December learning series where we will discuss:

• Understanding Vicarious Trauma (Monday December 5th 12-1p MT/ 1-2p CT)
• The Ethics of Self- Care (Monday December 12th 12-1p MT/ 1-2 CT)
• Self-Care Strategies for the Holidays (Monday December 19th 12-1p MT/ 1-2 CT)

Series Objectives:

• Understanding Vicarious Trauma
• Recognizing the Signs of VT and its impact on the brain
• Understand the need for and ethics of self-care at an individual and organizational level
• Learn what self-care is and is not

• Explore the various domains of self-care
• Discuss the components of a self-care safety plan & practical application strategies 

Register in advance for the series:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meetin...

Presented by Children’s Home Society

For more information, contact:

Cassie Nagel, Education & Public Awareness Specialist

Cassie.Nagel@chssd.org • 605-295-1159