The CEBC Presents:  

 "Secondary Traumatic Stress/Compassion Fatigue:

 This is Hard, This Work That We Do, AND We Are Making A Difference"

on Wednesday, January 15, 2020

from 11:00am-12:00pm PT

**Please note: All webinar recordings can be found on our website after the completion of each webinar.

Secondary Traumatic Stress/Compassion Fatigue [STS/CF] is the emotional, physical, and personal response to frequent exposure to and empathic engagement with individuals and families struggling with significant challenges in their lives. It is often referred to as the “emotional cost of caring.” This webinar will explore STS/CF and other human services workplace stressors and how we can ultimately experience “compassion satisfaction,” which is the key to thriving in the midst of this difficult work that we do. Real-time, on-the-job strategies will be examined, including self-awareness, self-regulation, emotional reflection, and the elicitation and amplification of good work. Participants will also be given references to an array of supervisory and organizational strategies that are foundational to mediating STS/CF.

By the conclusion of this webinar, participants will:

• Understand the extent and complexity of human service workplace stress
• Recognize signs, symptoms and manifestations of STS/Compassion Fatigue in their own practice
• Learn specific individual and systemic strategies for enhancing Compassion Satisfaction, including five critical skills for effective helping

The CEBC is one of the California Department of Social Services’ (CDSS) targeted efforts to improve the lives of children and families served within the child welfare system. The California Department of Social Services contracted with Rady Children’s Hospital, San Diego, Chadwick Center for Children & Families to create the CEBC.