We recently released our course on Trauma-Informed Care. We’ve already gotten great feedback on it. We want to take a few blog posts to explore Trauma and Trauma-Informed Care. Let’s Start with talking about; Trauma, Types of Trauma, and Trauma Prevalence. What is Trauma? The American Psychological Association narrowly defines trauma as exposure to actual or threatened death, […]
Conflict is often times destructive. Nothing can be more discouraging, painful and sad then having conflict with someone. Interpersonal conflicts are a normal and should be an expected part of life. However, few know how to handle conflict in a way that preserves relationships.
Conflict is aways with us and is no respecter of persons or organizations. It rears its head amongst individuals, families, companies, and businesses. Conflict is especially unavoidable in healthcare and human services-related fields. The long hours, stress, backbreaking work, and mountains of paperwork create a perfect storm of conflict.
We are proud to announce that we have received a Web Health Merit Award. Read full press release below! NEWS RELEASE : 2013 WEB HEALTH AWARDS WINNER ClickPlayCEU.com is Honored in Summer/Fall 2013 Web Health Awards Competition ClickPlayCEU.com was selected as a winner in the 15th annual Web Health Awards program. Thiscompetition — held twice each year: […]
Just how does compassion fatigue (CF) get the upper hand in the lives of so many healthcare and human services workers? I believe it all starts with T-I-M-E. Tedious & Tireless Tasks: Tedious & Tireless Tasks take up more and more of time, leaving less room for connecting in positive ways with patients and coworkers. […]
Are you an RN, LVN, Psychiatric Technician, CNA, administrator of a residential facility, group home or some other healthcare or human services worker? If so, you may be at risk for developing Compassion Fatigue. In order to combat compassion fatigue, it is important to understand what makes one healthcare or human services worker more inclined […]
We are proud as peaches to announce that we won the 19th Annual Communicator Award of distinction for online video. Are peaches proud? Who knows and who cares, we just thought it was good use of alliteration. We digress, the real story here is that we are honored and humbled to receive an award of […]
Anyone caring long term for the acutely ill or traumatized is vulnerable to the psychological foe called compassion fatigue (CF). Even mothers of small children and adult children caring for aged parents are subject to the destructive forces of CF. It infiltrates the psyches of even those with the toughest skin, and it is found in […]
Also called “secondary traumatic stress disorder” or “the cost of caring”, compassion fatigue (CF) is an advanced form of burnout characterized by deep physical, emotional, and spiritual exhaustion. Developing slowly over time, it is a quiet and slow erosion of your ability to feel and care for others caused by the overtaxation of your empathy, […]
