Session Description

Burnout is common among high stress, high stakes work environments. Vicarious trauma can also be high among providers working with survivors of torture given the emotional content of survivors’ experiences. The ability to recognize signs of burnout and vicarious trauma is critical for protecting provider wellbeing and ensuring high quality clinical care. This talk will help build awareness of burnout and vicarious trauma and will provide a framework for self-care as an ethical responsibility for providers in this line of work. After providing a holistic definition of self-care, we will then explore several Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills and techniques focused on distress tolerance and emotional regulation, offering practical strategies providers can use to support the wellbeing of both their clients and themselves.

Learning Objectives

After attending this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Identify symptoms of vicarious trauma and burnout
• Understand the framing of self-care as an ethical responsibility
• Define a holistic concept of self-care
• Use concrete DBT skills to support distress tolerance and emotional regulation
• Name at least three different DBT skills that can support survivors of torture and providers alike

Target Audience

This session is designed for providers working with survivors of torture populations across disciplines, including legal services, social work, psychology, psychiatry, medicine, and case management.

Who should attend?

This session is designed for providers working with survivors of torture populations across disciplines, including legal services, social work, psychology, psychiatry, medicine, and case management.

Speakers

Praise Iyiewuare, PhD, MPH

Licensed Psychologist & Postdoctoral Fellow at the Univerity of Kentucky

Rosalie Wright-Lapin, LICSW

Interim Executive Director & Director of Social Services