Self-Care through Mindfulness Practices in Bereavement Work

This seminar will introduce participants to a contemporary understanding of self-care in bereavement work and the way in which compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma can affect individuals both personally, in their daily life, and professionally, in their work with clients.

Through lecture and discussion, the workshop will explore the meaning of compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma, the predisposing factors, the causes, and the signs and symptoms of compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma. Participants will also be introduced to current thinking about how to avoid compassion fatigue in clinical practice through mindfulness related strategies.