Addressing Compassion Fatigue: A Polyvagal Informed Approach – Debra Alvis

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Instant Access —Recorded Live on 12th July 2023

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Compassion is an essential element in the work of healthcare providers, teachers, and parents. Excessive demands on our empathy, or on that of our patients, can lead to feeling drained, burdened by the suffering of others, and dreading our next day of work.

Compassion fatigue results in feeling overworked. It is detrimental to those we serve, to our own well-being, our personal relationships, and our careers. This fatigue and overwhelm depletes our nervous systems throwing them into overdrive creating a stress or trauma pattern that can be difficult to reverse. A Polyvagal informed approach supports compassion fatigue recovery and develops nervous system resiliency. As resiliency strengthens, we recover from stressors more quickly and are less intensely impacted by them.

Join Debra, a seasoned and sought-after presenter, to learn new ways to create greater compassion resilience and nervous system flexibility. Take home tools to help you and your patients to regain purpose, fulfillment, and thrive – whether experiencing the exhaustion of compassion fatigue or proactively avoiding it.

TRAINING information

Compassion is an essential element in the work of healthcare providers, teachers, and parents. Excessive demands on our empathy, or on that of our patients, can lead to feeling drained, burdened by the suffering of others, and dreading our next day of work.

Compassion fatigue results in feeling overworked. It is detrimental to those we serve, to our own well-being, our personal relationships, and our careers. This fatigue and overwhelm depletes our nervous systems throwing them into overdrive creating a stress or trauma pattern that can be difficult to reverse. A Polyvagal informed approach supports compassion fatigue recovery and develops nervous system resiliency. As resiliency strengthens, we recover from stressors more quickly and are less intensely impacted by them.

Join Debra, a seasoned and sought-after presenter, to learn new ways to create greater compassion resilience and nervous system flexibility. Take home tools to help you and your patients to regain purpose, fulfillment, and thrive – whether experiencing the exhaustion of compassion fatigue or proactively avoiding it.

Learning Objectives

  1. Identify the factors that can contribute to compassion fatigue.
  2. Indicate how compassion fatigue relates to secondary trauma and burnout.
  3. Delineate the role of autonomic nervous system reactions in compassion fatigue development.
  4. Assess for vagal system states and related behaviors.
  5. Employ Polyvagal informed strategies from mindfulness and other mental health treatments to establish greater nervous system resiliency.
  6. Demonstrate how organizations can build resiliency in their employees and increase retention.

About the Speaker

Debra Alvis, PhD, is a licensed psychologist and workplace wellness consultant whose trainings to address compassion fatigue have helped healthcare and mental health professionals around the world, including the medical staff at a flagship state university health center.

Over the last 20 years Dr. Alvis has designed individualized and group programs to promote stress hardiness, work-life balance, and resiliency for nurses, physicians, social workers, counselors, and others working in jobs with high demands on their empathy. Her work in a range of medical and mental health settings provides her with a keen understanding of these demands and the potential impact on professionals across disciplines.

Dr. Alvis also developed and led the Mind/Body Program at the University of Georgia that specialized in addressing anxiety, stress, and depression in individuals with physical health concerns and co-morbid mental health issues.

She lectures, leads retreats around the world, and maintains a private practice in Georgia where she treats clients with anxiety, trauma, shame, depression and relational concerns. She served as a professor at the University of Georgia where she supervised the clinical work of doctoral students, taught health psychology, and co-led a research team.

CPD/CE

CPD / CE / NBCC credits available: 6

How do I receive these credits?

The participant must pass the multiple-choice test with a minimum score of 80%. There is a maximum of three attempts to achieve this.

The post-test is included in the price of the training.

Does my regulatory body accept the credits?

The CPD & CE credits awarded can be used towards your declaration to any governing regulatory body in your state or country, provided the content is relevant to your discipline.

Our trainings are accredited by:

– The CPD Group, London
– Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association
– Australian Counselling Association
– National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC)

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