Combating Compassion Fatigue-2 hour course

About Course
This informative 2-hour course will cover the role our brain and neurological responses play in compassion fatigue. We will review the skill sets and mindsets necessary for cultivating compassion to combat the symptoms of secondary trauma with a focus on self-awareness and self-regulation.
Learning Objectives:
Participants will increase their knowledge of compassion fatigue and harness their personal resiliency through:
- Increasing an understanding of neurological responses and the role they play in compassion fatigue
- Increasing self-awareness and the ability to identify thoughts, feelings, triggers and responses
- Practicing self-regulation
- Recognizing the skillsets and ongoing practices that help combat compassion fatigue including boundaries, empathy, gratitude, debriefing, connection and self-care.
Course Curriculum
Introduction
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Course Introduction video-2:22
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Design elements of the brain video-11:39
Understanding compassion fatigue
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Secondary trauma and compassion fatigue video-22:17
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Symptoms of compassion fatigue
Self-awareness
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Understanding threat responses video-54:33
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Threat response chart
Self-regulation
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Self-regulation and cultivating resiliency through compassion video-13:24
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Self-regulation exercise
Conclusion
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Combating compassion fatigue quiz
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Learn more
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Course evaluation and certificate