Preventing Vicarious Trauma
This interactive and practical workshop is designed to help workers recognise, prevent, and manage Vicarious Trauma in the workplace.
Overview
A 4 hour workshop exploring Vicarious Trauma in the workplace.
Vicarious Trauma can have a profound impact on individuals and organisations, and this session offers evidence based strategies to mitigates its effects.
By increasing trauma literacy and embedding protective coping practices, this workshops helps build resiliant, high function workplaces where staff feel safe, supported, and effective.
Who should attend?
This training is relevant to anyone in emotionally demanding roles, who may encounter traumatic stories and events.
Learning outcomes
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Increase their understanding of trauma and its impacts in the workplace
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Learn to identify the early warning signs of vicarious trauma
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Locate VT "hot spots" within their roles
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Understand how trauma affects the brain and body
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Discover the most common pitfalls that lead to VT - and how to avoid them
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Develop skills in boundry setting, debriefing and peer support
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Learn practical tools for monitoring and supporting team well being
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Understand copiing strategies and how they can help or hinder
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Be able to identify signs of early VT
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Leave with a checklist to help prevent VT in their roles
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Gain a toolkit of practical, evidence informed strategies to reduce VT in their teams
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Feel more confident in maintaining psychological safety in the workplace
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Have a better understanding of which coping mechanism will prevent and help manage VT
Resources
• Comprehensive participant workbook with references for further reading.
• Participants will leave with a toolbox of practical resources.
Summary
Duration
4 Hours
Cost
$285 per person
(including GST)
Delivery
In person
Pax
Minimum: 6
Training Terms & Conditions
No Refund for public courses
Public courses are only allowed to reschedule. Please contact us and state clearly the date of your current booking and your preferred alternate date and location.
In-house trainings
In-house trainings require at least 3 weeks' notice for a full refund, otherwise no refund is applicable.
Postponement of training is at no cost if there is 3 weeks' notice.
Recovery of travel costs
$0.99c/km
Travel costs apply for travel 25km outside of Hobart and Launceston
Accommodation costs incurred are recoverable if an overnight stay is required. Total accommodation costs are capped at $300 per night.
Development and Customisation
Development of training - 100% of full day training rate, $3300 (incl GST)
Customisation of training - 100% of half day training rate, $1870 (incl GST)
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