Managing Vicarious Trauma
Vicarious trauma is trauma that is experienced when witnessing, or being told about, another person’s trauma. Vicarious trauma can be harmful to mental and emotional wellbeing. Areas within the workshop include:
- Understanding vicarious trauma
- The impact of trauma on the body, brain and emotions
- Causes and signs of vicarious trauma
- Mitigating and managing vicarious trauma
- Emotional contagion
- Emotional regulation
- Closing a “trauma dump”
- Setting and maintaining boundaries
- Debriefing/support networks
- Boosting resilience
- Vicarious resilience
- Case studies
- Groups discussions and activities
Maximum number of participants: 20 people
Cost: $3,000.00 plus GST
Comments & Testimonials from previous attendees
“Great grounding techniques when listening to the trauma a client is speaking about. The self-care wheel is fabulous!”
“It was wonderful to learn about the different ways to manage my emotions when in the midst of listening to another person’s trauma.”
“The part on Vicarious Resilience is awesome!.”
“The content was great and the presenter, Linda, was fantastic. I found learning about vicarious resilience the most helpful. The content was clearly presented and educational. The case studies were very useful.”
“I enjoyed the strategies for staying present and grounded. Information on the Vagus Nerve was helpful to understand why deep breathing works.”
“Linda facilitated this workshop in a highly intelligent manner – it is difficult to bring lightness to a heavy topic, but Linda managed this in a tasteful and astute manner. Also, there was no unnecessary waffle – I liked this!”
“Thank you, as now I have better ways to regulate my emotions when listening to people who are talking about their trauma. An extra big thank you for helping me know how to diffuse a situation where someone is ‘trauma dumping’.”
“An extremely useful workshop on developing the understanding to strengthen self-awareness of potential vicarious trauma, and to manage the trauma should it hit.”
