Beyond Self-Care: Tending to the Wounded Healer

In this field, we are encouraged to practice self-care, but not often encouraged to take a deeper look at what comprises “wellness” and what gets in the way. Now more than ever, we must investigate our own wellness so we can continue to support our clients. Professionals are expected to know the latest evidenced-based tools to support clients, but are we practicing what we preach? This is not a fluffy self-care seminar, but rather a call to action designed to challenge participants to step into their own healing with courage. In order to thrive in this field, it's crucial we shine a light on what really matters when it comes to caring for ourselves and the barriers that get in the way of being our best selves. This seminar will invite participants to reflect on their own self-care, their relationship to the larger socio-political landscape, and how each of these areas impact client outcomes.

2 hours CE. Recorded video format (non-interactive) and reflection activities

Time spent on reflection prompts is required for course completion. However, you may choose to record your response to these reflections online within the course or record through your own personal method (for example, on your desktop or handwritten notes).

ESTIMATED COURSE LENGTH: 2 hours 

CE CREDITS: 2.00 continuing education/contact hours for social workers, psychologists, counselors, and marriage and family therapists

TARGET AUDIENCE: Mental Health Practitioners

LEVEL OF INSTRUCTION: Intermediate,

PREREQUISITE(S): None

INSTRUCTIONAL METHOD: Recorded video format (non-interactive)

ACCESSIBILITY ACCOMMODATIONS: Closed captioning of audio components. In order to request further accessibility accommodations, please email support@psychhub.com.

COMPLETION REQUIREMENTS: To obtain your CE certificate, learners must complete a pre-test (not scored), progress through all course segments, complete a participant evaluation, and obtain a score of 80% or higher on a post-test. Learners are expected to complete the quiz within 3 attempts. If unable to do so, the learner will need to re-review the course segments.

FINANCIAL/COMMERCIAL SUPPORT STATEMENT: This course has no commercial support.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST:  This course has no potential conflict of interest or outside commercial support. Psych Hub's conflict of interest statement is found in the footer of the training center.

GRIEVANCE AND REFUND POLICIES: Grievance and refund policies are found in the footer of the training center.

PARTICIPATION COSTS:  The cost to participate in this CE activity is included in the subscription registration fee.

COURSE CREATION DATE: 4/12/2023

By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

• Examine the reasons they enter the field and how those reasons impact their susceptibility to burnout
• Differentially define burnout, compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma, and secondary trauma as it relates to working with therapy clients
• Explain self-care strategies that range from the micro (self) systems to macro systems
• Utilize self-care strategies and be invited to create a personal care plan

1. Professional vulnerability
   1. Why we enter the field
   2. The why behind the why
   3. Professional identity formation
   4. Hazards of the therapy profession
2. Trauma and the therapist
1. Burn out, compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma, secondary trauma
2. ACEs / expanded ACEs / 3 realms of ACEs
3. Beyond Resilience
1. Post traumatic growth and privilege
2. Systemic issues - racism/patriarchy/capitalism
3. Social justice and self-care
4. Self-compassion
1. What self-compassion is not
2. What self-compassion is
5. Wellness
1. 8 areas of wellness (SAMHSA)
2. Examine your relationship to 8 domains of wellness
3. Invitation to create your own plan