Overview
How do we stay well when bearing witness to suffering? What is the impact of hearing, seeing, and reading about trauma daily? Chronic exposure to difficult stories can lead to experiences of secondary traumatic stress and empathic strain (also known as compassion fatigue).
These occupational hazards are normal and common – particularly when working with people in crisis. This training explores the impact of empathic strain and secondary trauma exposure on the physical and emotional well-being of helping professionals and offers strategies to stay well.