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March 20, 2025 @ 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
Cost: $10.00
2.0 social work CEUs available – will incur extra costs
An addition fee of $15 for members of NASW
and $25 for non-members of NASW
“NASW-PA Chapter is a co-sponsor of this workshop. 2 CEs will be awarded for completion of this course. NASW has been designated as a pre-approved provider of professional continuing education for social workers (Section 47.36), Marriage and Family Therapist (Section 48.36) and Professional Counselors (Section 49.36) by the PA State Board of Social Workers, Marriage & Family Therapists and Professional Counselors.”
Complimentary $10 Panera Bread e-gift card
provided by The Heritage of Green Hills to the first 30 registrants
3 times Best of Berks and Readers Choice Winner
THE LINK TO THE WEBINAR WILL BE SENT TO YOU WITHIN 48 HOURS, ONE WEEK PRIOR, ONE DAY BEFORE, AND THE DAY OF THE WEBINAR AS REMINDERS
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Description:
Compassion Fatigue is characterized by a gradual lessening of compassion over time, resulting from a combination of burnout and secondary traumatic stress related to vicarious traumatization from repeated exposure to traumatic material.
Are you burnt out? Is the day to day stress of the job impacting your daily life? Sometimes the struggle is real, and that’s okay. Participants will learn how to identify and prevent burn out. During this session, participants will create an emotional first aid kit and learn different techniques and tips to deal with compassion fatigue. A focus will be on self-care and how it relates to the role as a caregiver.
Objectives:
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- Learn to recognize symptoms of compassion fatigue, burn out and stress and how to combat these symptoms in a role as a caregiver.
- Identify effective treatment for combating compassion fatigue.
- Identify and create a positive self-care plan to combat the problems of compassion fatigue.
Target Audience: This training is for professionals who provide care to anyone, such as nurses, social workers, case managers, housing service coordinators, nursing home administrators, personal care home administrators, aging and mental health workers.
Facilitator:
Gerrie Reddinger is the Children’s Program Coordinator and Special Instructor for PennCares Support Services. Gerrie has a Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood from California University of PA and has spent the last twenty years working with children and families. She has taught several courses in addressing emotional and physical needs of staff in the health care profession. Gerrie is an active member of her community and volunteers with Boy Scouts, Bermudian Springs Middle School, Camp Nawakwa and Trinity Lutheran Church.
PennCares Cancellation Policy
- PennCares Support Services reserves the right to cancel an event due to low enrollment or other circumstances which would make the event non-viable.
- PennCares reserves the right to substitute course instructors as necessary.
- If PennCares cancels an event, registrants will be offered a full refund.
Postponement: Should circumstances arise that result in the postponement of an event, registrants will have the option to either receive a full refund or transfer registration to the same event at the new, future date.
Substitutions and Transfers: We understand that circumstances may occur to prevent you from attending a training. If you find that you are unable to attend one of PennCares’ trainings, you have several options:
- Send a substitute: Substitutions are accepted as long as a written request is received. Substitutions may be made without penalty provided the original registrant contacts PennCares at trainings@penncares.org to request this change.
- Transfer to another course: Transfers are accepted up to the day of the event as long as a written request is received. In the event the registrant cannot attend a scheduled course for which he or she is enrolled, registration can be transferred to another course.
- Refund of monies: Requests for refunds must be made in writing and received by the training refund deadline stated on the training registration form. (See below for cancellation policy).
Registration Cancellation by Participant
- Unless specifically stated on registration materials, the deadline to request a refund for your registration is 5 business days before the event.
- Registration cancellations requested prior to the deadline will be eligible to receive a refund less a 5% administration fee. *
- Cancellations received less than 5 business days before the event will not be eligible for a refund and will be billed for the total cost.
- Registered no-shows are not eligible for a refund and will be billed the total cost.
- Cancellations will be accepted via e-mail to trainings@penncares.org and must be received by the stated cancellation deadline.
- All refund requests must be made by the attendee/payee.
- Refund requests must include the name of the attendee, the training date, and payment method.
These above policies apply to all PennCares trainings unless otherwise noted in the corresponding event materials. Please read all individual event information thoroughly.