Self-Care, Compassion Fatigue & Burnout: Clinician's Ethical Responsibility

1200 County Road E,Arden Hills MN 55112

04 March, 2022

Description

This session focuses on the importance of self-care and the prevention of compassion fatigue and burnout as a basis of ethical practice. Presenters - Dr. Amy Evans, LPCC Dr. Jennifer Koenig-Nelson, LMFT Dr. Deanna Towns, LPCC Overview - This Ethics session focuses on the importance of self-care and the prevention of compassion fatigue and burnout as a basis of ethical practice. Learning Objectives - ● Examine the importance of self-care practices and clinician wellbeing including the impact of COVID-19. ● Recognize the signs, symptoms, and impact that compassion fatigue/burnout may have on clinician’s personal and professional functioning. ● Explore self-assessments clinicians can use to identify compassion fatigue, burnout, and self-care strategies ● Develop a self-care plan in response to self-assessments and best practices. ● Explore the ethical standards and ethical decision making models used by mental health professionals in relation to compassion fatigue, burnout, and self-care. ● Apply appropriate ethical standards and decision making models to ethical dilemmas associated with compassion fatigue, burnout, and self-care in clinical practice. Meet the Speakers - Dr. Amy Evans (LPCC) is an associate professor in the M.A. in Counseling program at Bethel University. Dr. Evans completed her undergraduate degree in psychology at Northwestern College in Minnesota, a master's degree in counseling at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville and a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Jennifer Koenig Nelson (LMFT) is the program director and associate professor in the M.A. in Counseling program at Bethel University. Dr. Nelson completed a B.A. in psychology at Northwestern College in Iowa, an M.S. with Specialization in Marriage and Family Therapy from Northern Illinois University, and a Ph.D. in Child Development and Family Studies, with specialization in Marriage and Family Therapy. Dr. Deanna Towns (LPCC) is an assistant professor in the M.A. in Counseling program at Bethel University. Dr. Towns completed a B.S.W. at University of Georgia, an M.A. in Marriage and Family Counseling from Liberty University, and a Ph.D. in Counseling Education and Supervision from Regent University. If you have any questions or concerns regarding this seminar, please contact [email protected].