A theoretical course illustrated with clinical examples. This course is composed of videos of 5 to 15 minutes each. The PowerPoint of the course to download.
A Guide to Overcoming Compassion Fatigue with Compassion Resilience
Dr. Debra Alvis, Psychologist
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Overview
Compassion is an essential element in the work of healthcare providers, teachers, and parents. Excessive demands on our empathy, or on that of our patients, can lead to feeling drained, burdened by the suffering of others, and dreading our next day of work. Compassion fatigue results in feeling overworked. It is detrimental to those we serve, to our own well-being, our personal relationships, and our careers. This fatigue and overwhelm depletes our nervous systems throwing them into overdrive creating a stress or trauma pattern that can be difficult to reverse. A Polyvagal informed approach supports compassion fatigue recovery and develops nervous system resiliency. As resiliency strengthens, we recover from stressors more quickly and are less intensely impacted by them. Join DebraIn this workshop, Dr Debra Alvis will teach you , a seasoned and sought-after presenter, to learn new ways to create greater compassion resilience and nervous system flexibility. Take You will learn about the factors that contribute to compassion fatigue, and how compassion fatigue is related to trauma and burnout. Dr Alvis also explains the role of autonomic nervous system reactions in compassion fatigue development and how vagal system states and related behaviors can be assessed. Perhaps more importantly you will learn to employ Polyvagal informed strategies from mindfulness and other mental health treatments to establish greater nervous system resiliency. You will also be given take-home tools to help you and your patients to regain purpose, fulfillment, and thrive – whether experiencing the exhaustion of compassion fatigue or proactively avoiding it.
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About the expert
Dr. Debra Alvis, PhD, MMT, C-IAYT, is a licensed psychologist and wellness consultant whose compassion fatigue trainings have helped healthcare professionals around the world, including the medical staff at various flagship state university health centers. She developed the Mind/Body Program at the University of Georgia, which provided clinician training on the integration of contemplative approaches into psychotherapy. As a professor at the University of Georgia, she supervised doctoral students and co-led a research team investigating applied mindfulness practices.
Over the last 20 years, Dr. Alvis has also designed individual and group programs to promote stress hardiness, work-life balance, and resiliency for professionals working in environments with high demands on their empathy. Her work in a range of medical and mental health settings provides her with a keen understanding of these demands and the potential impact on professionals across disciplines.
Dr. Alvis lectures, leads retreats around the world, and maintains a private practice of psychotherapy. Her trainings have helped thousands of clinicians to integrate the richness of contemplative practices and somatic psychotherapies with Polyvagal informed work for greater clinical effectiveness. She is also certified as a mindfulness meditation teacher and as a yoga therapist.
Learning objectives
- Identify the factors that can contribute to compassion fatigue and their relation to trauma and burnout.
- Delineate the role of autonomic nervous system reactions in compassion fatigue development
- Assess for vagal system states and related behaviors
- Employ Polyvagal informed strategies from mindfulness and other mental health treatments to establish resiliency
Learning material
Syllabus
- PowerPoint
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Movement, Breath, and Sound Practice
- 3. Disclaimers
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Compassion Fatigue – How it Impacts Helthcare Professionals
- 4. Call The Spirit Back
- 5. Defining Compassion and Suffering
- 6. Empathy and Compassion Fatigue
- 7. History of Compassion Fatigue
- 8. How Compassion Fatigue Diminishes Your Ability to Nurture
- 9. Compassion Satisfaction
- 10. The Neuroscience & Physiology of Compassion
- 11. Chanting & Song
- 12. The ethics of self-care
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Signs and Symptoms of Compassion Fatigue
- 13. Identifying Compassion Fatigue
- 14. Identify Triggers for Emotional Distress
- 15. Restore Clarity
- 16. Take a Serotonin Break
- 17. Character Strengths and Virtues
- 18. Enhance Gratitude and Well-Being
- 19. Build Competence and Compassion by Being Present
- 20. Neuroplasticity Stories and Metaphors
- 21. The Benefits of Compassion Meditation
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The Compassion and Empathy Toolkit
- 22. The Language of the Amygdala
- 23. Emotional Regulation, Self-Compassion & Mindfulness
- 24. Strenghen Awareness of Stress Response & Shift to Relaxation Response
- 25. Avoid Compassion Fatigue
- 26. GRACE and Release the Negative
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Creating a Healthy Home/Work Balance
- 27. Bring Calm After Shifts With Relaxation Techniques that Work
- 28. How to rewire your brain towards happiness
- 29. Food as medicine
- 30. Empathic Joy
- 31. Retention and Resiliency Strategies
- 32. Stair-Steps Towards Building Resilient Practitioners
- 33. Conclusion
- Bibliography
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Audience
This training is intended for mental health professionals.
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