Combating the job hazards of vicarious trauma and compassion fatigue: The importance of self-care in the process of helping others heal

Saturday, March 31, 2012: 11:25 AM-12:45 PM
Yerba Buena Salon 4-6 (San Francisco Marriott Marquis)
Speakers:
Elida M. Bautista, PhD, UCSF
Laura McArthur, PhD, UCSF/SFGH Child & Adolescent Services

Author:
Joyce Dorado, PhD, UCSF

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Learning Objectives:
  1. Identify key elements of vicarious trauma and burnout
  2. Identify strategies for self-care

Description:
Presenters will provide an overview of the signs of vicarious trauma, compassion fatigue, and burnout. Presenters will provide tools for self-assessment and review concrete strategies to implement for self-care.

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