The Archives and Records Association (UK & Ireland) and the UK National Archives are running two free to all emotional support workshops in London and Manchester. 

Managing and understanding Compassion Fatigue and Secondary Trauma

A one day CPD event presented by Martin J Smith PhD

Key subject areas

• Define and understand key terms such as, vicarious or secondary trauma, compassion fatigue, and PTSD.
• Gain some understanding of how these conditions develop in us and colleagues.
• With the use of case studies look at and identify the five stages of compassion fatigue.
• Spotting the signs in ourselves and others and how these conditions can significantly affect our ability to help others.
• How to support and manage these conditions and develop effective and prompt interventions.
• Some exercises and techniques which can significantly help reduce the impact of traumatic work and situations that cause emotional distress.

Compassion fatigue and secondary trauma are both real yet often ignored issues for many professions. This engaging workshop helps allow staff opportunity to explore in an informal and safe environment the challenges faced when working with upsetting records, the impact this has and ideas for identifying and dealing with emotional distress, compassion fatigue and secondary trauma.

Course Tutor
Martin Smith is a specialist trainer in communication, interpersonal skills, conflict management and personal safety with nearly thirty years training experience. He is also a psychotherapist with a private practice specialising in the treatment of anxiety, depression, stress, phobias and post-traumatic stress disorders. He has been in clinical practice for nearly twenty years and also works as an associate for the East Midlands NHS Professional support services.

• Venue: Friends’ Meeting House, 6 Mount Street, Manchester, M2 5NS - 4th March
• Venue: London Metropolitan Archives, 40 Northampton Rd, Clerkenwell, London EC1R 0HB - 3rd April

​Both are free to attend events with limited places. To reserve your place contact [log in to unmask] who will confirm your booking.

 

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