Course Description
Compassion Fatigue: Heal Thyself explores how vicarious stress and trauma can impact a clinician’s emotional health. Consideration is given to the importance of being mindful of one’s personal well-being. If we are compromised with stress and experience “burn-out,” we potentially place our clients at risk of receiving less than quality support. Focus will be placed on identifying signs of secondary trauma and self-care strategies for stress reduction. Moreover this course explores sleep deprivation and proper sleep hygiene: understanding the relationship between our nutrition, diet, exercise, and circadian rhythms. Cognitive behavioral strategies will also be reviewed. Lastly, the efficacy of these integral therapy practices as a part of stress reduction for patients in clinical treatment will be considered in conjunction with other psychodynamic and behavioral modalities.
Course Title: Compassion Fatigue: Heal Thyself
Instructors: Trélan Nicole Holder, MS, LCSW & William Wright, NASM Certified Fitness Professional
Contact Hours/CEUs: 4-Hours
Format: Online Self-Study Course (Text-based Readings and Videos)
Process: Register and pay for course. Read content online. Pass online post-test and print certificate of completion. Registrants can access course for 2 years from date of registration.
Learning Objectives
- Define Compassion Fatigue also known as secondary trauma
- Identify the signs of “burn-out”
- Identify self-care strategies (mindfulness, meditation, breathing and progressive muscle relaxation)
- Recognize ways to draw healthy boundaries
- Identify ways to advocate for your professional and personal needs in the workplace
- Course will provide tools of mindfulness, meditation and relaxed breathing as ways to minimize negative impact of compassion fatigue.
- Identify the stages of sleep (i.e. REM and Non-REM cycles)
- Identify cognitive behavioral approaches to improve sleep
- Evaluate the relationship between sleep and mental health (i.e. depressive disorders)
- Evaluate how diet and exercise can affect sleep quality
Course Features
- Lectures 49
- Quizzes 5
- Duration 50 hours
- Skill level All levels
- Language English
- Students 10
- Certificate Yes
- Assessments Yes
Curriculum
- 6 Sections
- 49 Lessons
- 10 Weeks
- Module 1: Course Overview and Pre-TestCourse Description, Learning Objectives, Pre-Test3
- Module 2: Compassion Fatigue (CP)Defining CP, Signs and Symptoms of Burnout10
- 2.1Take Good Care of Yourself- Identifying Compassion Fatigue5 Minutes
- 2.2Exercise 1: Reflection5 Minutes
- 2.3How Often Do We Feel Like This?5 Minutes
- 2.4What is Compassion Fatigue?5 Minutes
- 2.5How Might Personality Factors Affect Our Stress Level in the Workplace?5 Minutes
- 2.6Exercise 2: Self-Reflection5 Minutes
- 2.7Trauma-Informed Self Care (TISC)5 Minutes
- 2.8Compassion Fatigue, Secondary PTSD, Vicarious PTSD, Differences5 Minutes
- 2.9Research: Trends & Prevention5 Minutes
- 2.10Different Types of Stress5 Minutes
- Module 3: The Art of SleepRestorative Properties of Sleep, Circadian Rhythm, Stages of Sleep, Sleep Disorders, Treatment16
- 3.1Sleep Deprivation5 Minutes
- 3.2Why Do We Sleep? (CF)5 Minutes
- 3.3Diagram 1: Circadian Rhythm (CF)5 Minutes
- 3.4How Do We Sleep? (CF)5 Minutes
- 3.5Diagram 2: Pineal Gland (CF)5 Minutes
- 3.6Sleep Stages5 Minutes
- 3.7Diagram 3: Sleep Stages (CF)5 Minutes
- 3.8Sleep Facts (CF)5 Minutes
- 3.9Sleep Chart (CF)5 Minutes
- 3.10Table: Chronic Health Conditions by Sleep Duration (CF)5 Minutes
- 3.11What is Insomnia? (CF)5 Minutes
- 3.12Common Causes of Insomnia (CF)5 Minutes
- 3.13Treatment for Insomnia (CF)5 Minutes
- 3.14Sleep Disturbance and Depression (CF)5 Minutes
- 3.15Sleep Hygeine (CF)5 Minutes
- 3.16Module 3: Review Questions (CP)10 Minutes1 Question
- Module 4: Healthful Ways of Managing StressHow Exercise Can Protect Against Stress and Burnout, Self-Care Strategies9
- 4.1Same Thing Different Day!5 Minutes
- 4.2Exercise and Stress5 Minutes
- 4.3Be Practical: Diet and Exercise5 Minutes
- 4.4Mindful Eating: Does Food Matter?5 Minutes
- 4.5Recognizing Stress and Compassion Fatigue5 Minutes
- 4.6Exercise 3: Case Study5 Minutes
- 4.7Self-Care: What Helps?5 Minutes
- 4.8How Linda Could Be Feeling5 Minutes
- 4.9Module 4: Case Study Questions10 Minutes4 Questions
- Module 5: Mindfulness and MeditationPracticing Mindfulness & Meditation, Muscle Relaxation & Breathing12
- 5.1Mindfulness5 Minutes
- 5.2Being In The Moment5 Minutes
- 5.3What is Meditation…5 Minutes
- 5.4Meditation: A Practice5 Minutes
- 5.5Meditation: Muscle Relaxation & Breathing5 Minutes
- 5.6Preparing for Meditation5 Minutes
- 5.7Meditation: Vairochana’s Posture (veer-o-cheena)5 Minutes
- 5.8How To Stay In A Meditation5 Minutes
- 5.9Let’s Practice!5 Minutes
- 5.10Guided Meditation: 4 Minute Stress Buster5 Minutes
- 5.11Summary: Work Life Balance5 Minutes
- 5.12Concluding Thought5 Minutes
- Module 6: Resources, Course Survey and Post-Test4