Project RISE: Holding Up the Mirror: Acknowledging Vicarious Trauma and Honoring Self-Care

This is a fully online, self-paced, asynchronous course.

Continuing Education hours: 1hr 19min

Featured Expert: Samantha S. Colson, MS, MS

Learning Objectives: Upon completion of this course, learners will:

1. create a self-care plan that is tailored to their lived experience.

The unwavering commitment to helping young children and their families brings many of us fulfillment and joy.  Helping others can bring a sense of connection, purpose, and achievement.  However, the weight of bearing witness to others pain and suffering can lead to vicarious trauma.  The invisible burden of vicarious trauma can take a toll on one’s mental, physical and emotional health.  It has an impact on both professional and personal relationships.  The essential tool for mitigating vicarious trauma is self-care. Self-care tools are effective in managing stress and building resilience.  In this module, participants will actively engage in understanding how vicarious trauma affects them individually and what self-care tools are needed to sustain professional longevity.