Managing Vicarious Trauma and Burnout: Strategies for Resilience and Well-being
Are you feeling overwhelmed or exhausted by the stories of trauma you encounter in your work? Vicarious trauma can have a profound impact on your emotional and mental health. This workshop equips you with essential tools to recognise, manage, and prevent vicarious trauma and burnout.
KEY TAKEAWAYS:
- Understand vicarious trauma: Learn how exposure to others’ traumatic experiences can affect your mental and physical well-being.
- Identify early signs: Recognise vicarious trauma and burnout warning signals.
- Develop self-care strategies: Create personalised plans to protect your mental health.
- Implement organisational strategies: Discover how to foster a supportive work environment.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
This workshop is beneficial for anyone working with individuals who have experienced trauma or are exposed to traumatic content, including:
- Healthcare professionals: Therapists, social workers, nurses, doctors
- Emergency responders: Firefighters, police officers, paramedics
- Social service workers: Case managers, child welfare professionals
- Educators: Teachers, counsellors
- Mental health professionals
Invest in your well-being. Learn to navigate the challenges of your work while maintaining your mental health.
Enrol now to protect your mental health and enhance your professional resilience.
Our Trainer – Nooria Mehraby
Senior Clinician/Trainer
Herself a former refugee, Nooria has more than 30 years’ experience working with refugees both overseas and here in Australia. This includes over 25 years at STARTTS. Nooria first trained as a medical doctor in her native Afghanistan and later obtained a Master of Counselling with Distinction in Australia. Nooria is an experienced national and international conference speaker and is the author of multiple publications (including textbook contributions) on refugee trauma, cross-cultural approaches and working with children. Nooria has lectured in various universities in NSW and has facilitated clinical workshops across Australia. In her current position as STARTTS’ Senior Clinician/ Trainer, she brings clinical expertise to STARTTS’ wide range of training programs and regularly delivers workshops to service providers. Read more….
I would highly recommend this workshop for anyone in a helping profession
Cost
Early Bird – $216 | $189 concession (5 tickets available, ends 2 months before event)
Standard – $240 | $210 concession
Note – there is a 5% late fee for registering after 8.30am the day before the event. Costs are in Australian dollars.
Registration
All registrations are online and payment is by credit card. Please click on the relevant ‘Register’ button above. A confirmation email will be sent to you automatically which will include the Zoom link. You will receive a reminder email one week and one day before the event. Please see the terms and conditions below.
Workshop delivery
STARTTS workshops are delivered by trainers experienced in the trauma field. They are interactive and normally include small group discussions via breakout rooms, case studies, self-reflections, videos and other types of activities. This workshop is delivered via Zoom. The Zoom link will be included in the registration confirmation email and the reminder emails.
Certificates and handouts
A PDF of the slides will be emailed to you a day before the event. A certificate of completion will be emailed to you the day after the event.
CPD points – 4 CPD hours
This workshop adheres to the continuing professional development standards of most professional bodies. Please check the CPD policy of your professional body.
Request in-house training
This workshop is available upon request. Please go to the ‘Request Training‘ page for further information about workshop fees and how to make a request for your workplace. Please note that requests need to be made and confirmed at least 6-8 weeks in advance as we do get booked up.
Contact us
stts-training@health.nsw.gov.au
(02) 9646 6700 Ask for the Training Administration Officer
Terms and conditions
Payment of the registration fee is online by credit card and a receipt/confirmation will be automatically emailed to you. An administration fee of $30 applies to all cancellations made more than 14 days the day before the start of the event. Registration once paid cannot be cancelled 14 days or less the day before the start of the event, regardless of personal circumstances. Registration can be transferred to another delegate only if STARTTS is informed of the name change. Registration cannot be transferred to another workshop. The concession price is for full-time students, seniors and the unemployed. A photocopy or pdf of a valid concession card must be forwarded to the STARTTS training team upon registration. Registrations will not be confirmed until full payment is received. The deadlines for the early bird and standard prices cannot be extended. Sometimes STARTTS will need to change the trainer of a particular workshop. The STARTTS Training Team can be contacted at stts-training@health.nsw.gov.au or (02) 9646 6700.