This course explores essential aspects of clinical practice, emphasizing their dual importance in comprehension and guiding clinician behavior in personal and professional settings when working with trauma survivors. Topics covered include the impact of trauma work on clinicians, proactive self-care, ethical and legal considerations, and practical measures for clinician well-being when working with trauma in real-life situations.
Course created on November 6, 2023
On Demand
Course Type: Video, Audio
CE/CEU Offered: CE Broker/2.0 Ethics, CE Broker #20-1125496; CE Hours/2.0; IACET/0.2; NY-Contact Hours/2.0 Self-Study
Learning Outcomes
- After this course, participants will be able to identify three forms of empathy-based stress, including at least one unique symptom of BO, CF, STS & VTS, as well as three effects they have on the clinician and their practice.
- After this course, participants will be able to identify at least five individual and organizational risk and protective factors moderating the effects of trauma work on clinician wellbeing and concomitant clinical practice, as well as five proactive pursuits clinicians can engage in to prevent possible boundary, professional, and/or ethical/legal issues that may arise during their work with trauma survivors.
- After this course, participants will be able to identify at least five benefits of working with trauma survivors, including specific features of VPTG.
Agenda
| 0-5 Minutes | Introduction |
| 5-10 Minutes | Empathy-Based Stress |
| 10-15 Minutes | Secondary Traumatic Stress |
| 15-25 Minutes | Vicarious Trauma |
| 25-30 Minutes | Compassion Fatigue |
| 30-35 Minutes | Burnout |
| 35-55 Minutes | Affects on Clinician |
| 55-65 Minutes | Risk Factors |
| 65-80 Minutes | Ethical Issues |
| 80-90 Minutes | Protective Factors |
| 90-105 Minutes | Vicarious Post-Traumatic Growth |
| 105-120 Minutes | Summary and Q&A |
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Aaron Gillespie
PsyD
Aaron Gillespie, PsyD is a psychologist living in the beautiful state of Colorado. He earned graduate degrees in mental health counseling and clinical psychology from the University of Texas at San Antonio and the University of Denver. During his time at the University of Denver, he specialized in trauma and recovery, while both advocating for and developing a comprehensive, trauma-focused course for mental health graduate programs.
Dr. Gillespie is deeply motivated to empower students and clinicians with the education, training, and resources needed to engage safely, meaningfully, and effectively with their clients. Further, he is passionate about working with trauma survivors, which for the last 10 years, has impelled him to pursue focused training, employment, and supervision opportunities within a spectrum of clinical and theoretical backgrounds across various contexts. His goal is to better connect with and empower individuals across the lifespan struggling to integrate overwhelming experiences, and ultimately, attain relief from the grips of traumatic stress. A pursuit that is both challenging and deeply rewarding.
During his free time, he enjoys backpacking, reading, exercising, and more than anything, spending quality time with friends and family.
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