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Secondary Trauma & Compassion Fatigue
September 10, 2024 | 12:30 – 2:30pm CST | 2 CEHs | $30 | Live Webinar | Clinical Content
This workshop is expected to be approved for 2 hours of clinical content
Description:
This training will focus on Secondary Trauma/Compassion Fatigue, Mental Illness, PTSD, & Pathology of Secondary Trauma and will cover plausible interventions that can assist with lessening the distress associated with Secondary Trauma and Helper Resources.
Learning Objectives:
- Defining Secondary Trauma
- Detecting Secondary Trauma
- Assessing the severity of Secondary Trauma
- Treatment of Secondary Trauma
Irwin Thompson, LICSW – Mental Health Professional, A Better Way LLC
Level: Basic | For: Everyone | Ages Addressed: Adults working with children
About the Presenter
My name is Irwin Thompson, LICSW. I am an African American Mental Health Therapist; The client population/s I serve are predominately African American Individuals and Groups. I work with Children, Adolescents, and Adults; and I provide culturally specific services to African American Individuals and Groups. Some of the topics I address when working with African American Individuals and Groups are: Loss of Language, Re-connecting to an Intellectual Heritage, Black Pain, and De-Stigmatizing Mental Illness.