Continuing Education Seminar for Licensed Professionals in Colorado

Preventing and Treating

Compassion Fatigue and Burnout 

6 Continuing Education Credits

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During This Valuable Seminar You Will:

• Learn about stress and the body
• Learn about adrenal fatigue symptoms
• Understand compassion fatigue warning signs
• Learn how to recover from burnout and compassion fatigue
• Understand the stages of burnout
• Increase body awareness
• Learn techniques to reduce stress during sessions
• Understand how vicarious trauma affects you personally
• Learn techniques to reduce the impact of vicarious trauma
• Attain an understanding of how to support the body through diet and exercise
• Learn easy exercises you can do during and in between sessions
• Understand why supervision and consultation are important
• Attain a wide range of tools to help reduce the effects of stress
• Continue to love what you do without losing your enthusiasm 
• And much more!

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The Worry Box

Worry is a constant struggle for many of us. Sometimes our mind will latch onto a concern and not let go. It's as if worrying will somehow solve the problem. If we obsess, we reason, we will figure out a way to solve the problem eventually. Worry is often linked to feeling out of control of something. It is a fear that something "horrible" will happen and we will have no control to stop it. I often call it living in "what if land." We ponder; "What if I lose my job," "what if my son gets in a car accident," "What if the dog throws up on the carpet," "What if I don't like my new job." Many worriers have trouble falling asleep.

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To Use Insurance or Not to Use Insurance for Counseling?

When Seeking Counseling Should You Use Insurance? When I was first trained in counseling Managed Care was just starting out. The Professors at my school were adamant against using insurance for clients. They were afraid of confidentiality getting compromised and, as a result, urged students to tell clients to “self-pay” for counseling. This would protect confidentiality, a hallmark of the trade. They gave an example of someone running for public office who was denied the opportunity because they had been diagnosed with Adjustment Disorder in childhood. However, I have found insurance to be very useful for clients and helps clients who need counseling gain access with a manageable co-pay for sessions.

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I Resolve NOT to Resolve

To resolve or not to resolve...that is the question. There are a bazillion different things we all could resolve to do or not do in 2011. There is the classic resolve to lose weight and exercise more. However, as I contemplate my potential resolutions I recognize that unfortunately, that one is always on my list anyway. I infrequently make much of a dent in it. I exercise in spurts and eat better in stages. I could also resolve to be more disciplined, but that again is always something I’m more worried about then actually implementing. It's a kind of constant struggle.

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Christmas Faith

After writing on the F’s of holiday stress (Frenetic Activity, Family Issues, & Finances) I realized I missed the most central F in the positive list I provided; Flexibility, Focus, Fun and now Faith. Faith is what Christmas is. Many of us celebrate Christmas for a wide range of reasons some that have nothing to do with faith. Yet, faith in a God who came down to live amongst us is what Christmas is at it’s core. Sure Santa seems jolly and generous but he has been known to give out coal if you are bad, or to take you off his list if you haven’t done your chores. He represents conditional love, or love based on how good you are.

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