Dear colleagues, greetings!
I invite you to take part in the webinar “Understanding and overcoming vicarious trauma”
Presented by Lori Ann Pearlman PhD
Date: 30 October
Time from 15.00 to 18.00
Cost : 2300 UAH
The language of the webinar is English with consecutive translation into Ukrainian.
Translation by: Oksana Lyzak
Understanding and Addressing Vicarious Traumatization
Laurie Anne Pearlman, PhD
Therapists working in the context of ongoing violence face many challenges. Shared trauma—when the therapist and client are experiencing similar potentially traumatizing events—requires managing one’s own well-being as well as professional boundaries. Attending to one’s own safety and that of loved ones is the first priority. This is essential both to sustain oneself and to work effectively.
The vicarious traumatization (VT) that can result from working with traumatized clients over time must also be managed. This requires understanding VT—the signs, symptoms, and contributing factors. Strategies for addressing VT include recognizing and dealing with symptoms, creating community, and focusing on one’s spiritual life.
Learning Objectives:
- Participants will be able to define vicarious traumatization
- Participants will be able to differentiate among burnout, countertransference, shared trauma, and vicarious traumatization.
- Participants will be able to list signs and symptoms of vicarious traumatization
- Participants will be able to recognize factors that contribute to their own vicarious traumatization.
- Participants will identify some ways to address and transform their vicarious traumatization.
Schedule:
Types of trauma (direct, shared, indirect) (30 minutes)
Definitions, differentiation, interaction, priorities/self-care
Vicarious traumatization
What is vicarious traumatization? (45 minutes)
Definition
Signs & symptoms
Contributing/risk factors
Break (10 minutes)
Addressing VT (What can you do about it?) (1 hour 25 min)
Coping:
Prevention
Addressing signs & symptoms
Addressing contributing factors
Break-out groups (15 minutes; this is included in the 1 hour 25 minutes for this section, above): What can you commit to doing to address your own VT?
Transforming:
Creating community
Finding meaning and hope
Discussion and wrap-up (10 minutes)
This webinar is intended for psychologists, psychotherapists, psychiatrists who is working with mental trauma of all therapeutic modes and directions.
ABOUT SPEAKER:
Laurie Anne Pearlman, PhD,
Laurie Anne Pearlman, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and independent trauma consultant based in Florida. In 1986, she cofounded the Traumatic Stress Institute/Center for Adult & Adolescent Psychotherapy which she co-directed and where she did psychotherapy, consultation, research, emergency response work, and court evaluations for 20 years. In 1996, she cofounded the Trauma Research, Education, and Training Institute, Inc., for which she served as president for 12 years. She worked in Rwanda for 10 years with Professor Ervin Staub on trauma recovery and reconciliation. She consulted to the Headington Institute for over a decade, serving as its first Director of Clinical Associates. She has conducted numerous workshops and coauthored several books and many journal articles on complex trauma, traumatic bereavement, and vicarious traumatization. She has received awards for her contributions to the field of psychological trauma, including awards for clinical practice and scientific contributions, as well as the Lifetime Achievement award from the Trauma Division of the American Psychological Association.
Since closing her therapy practice in 2006, Laurie has continued to consult to other therapists about their trauma work. She is now semi-retired, and enjoys doing yoga, cooking, reading novels, and spending time with friends.
Registration and payment
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