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Vicarious Trauma, Burnout & Self-Care for Educators

Start
June 7, 2023
End
June 7, 2023
Address
Toowoomba Multicultural Centre, 15 Snell Street, Toowoomba (cnr Russell Street)   View map
Phone
07 3391 6677

$0.00

This 1.5 hr workshop will allow participants the opportunity to discuss the concepts viewed in the pre-requisite video: “Vicarious Trauma, Burnout & Self-Care for Educators”. The video explores the concepts of Vicarious Trauma (VT), Compassion Fatigue and Burnout. Participants will learn: to identify risk factors and the warning signs in themselves and colleagues; why and how working with students who have experienced trauma can cause these responses; ways to prevent and address Vicarious Trauma and Burnout; and how to create Vicarious Growth. 

This workshop will be an opportunity for participants to ask question, reflect on how the content is relevant to their school and share ideas other school staff from across the region. 

 

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Event Details

This 1.5 hour workshop will be offered at three different times throughout the day. This is so that educators and other school staff are given options as to when best suits them to attend. Please choose only one time slot when registering.

The video participants need to watch prior to this workshop, will explore the concepts of Vicarious Trauma (VT), Compassion Fatigue and Burnout. Participants will learn: to identify risk factors and the warning signs in themselves and colleagues; why and how working with students who have experienced trauma can cause these responses; ways to prevent and address Vicarious Trauma and Burnout; and how to create Vicarious Growth. 

The key concepts covered in the video will be discussed during the workshop where participants will be given the opportunity to ask questions, reflect on how the content is relevant to their school and share ideas with other educators and school staff from across the region.

This workshop is relevant to anyone working with children from refugee backgrounds in an educational context including teachers, teacher aides, administration staff, EALD teachers and school principals.

Please watch the video “Vicarious Trauma, Burnout & Self-Care for Educators”prior to attending this training. This video has been broken into 2 x 30 minute segments for ease of viewing.

Workshop Cost

  • There is no cost for viewing the videos or attending the workshop
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Taryn McBurney — Child & Adolescent Counsellor / Training Coordinator

Taryn McBurney holds a Bachelor of Arts, a Bachelor of Social Work and is a Registered Play Therapist through the Australian Play Therapists Association. Her work in the field has predominantly been with children and young people in the disability and child protection sectors. She joined the QPASTT team as a Child & Adolescent Counsellor in the Asylum Seeker Support Team in 2015 and now has a dual role working part time as a counsellor on the Children and Youth Team and part time as a Training Coordinator for the organisation.

To register for a workshop, follow the above links and complete the application process to receive your confirmation.

Please watch the video “Vicarious Trauma, Burnout & Self-Care for Educators” prior to attending the workshop. It has been broken into 2 x 30 minutes segments for ease of viewing.

Payment method:

There is no cost for this workshop or the video

Contact

Contact the Training Coordinators at 07 3391 6677 or Qpastt_Training@qpastt.org.au if you have questions or require assistance with workshop registrations.

Location

This workshop will be held at the Toowoomba Multicultural Centre, 12 Snell St, Toowoomba (cnr Russell St)

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Pre-requisite for Workshop

It is a prerequisite that all participants attending this workshop watch the pre-requisite video “Vicarious Trauma, Burnout & Self-Care for Educators”. The video can be found via a link at the bottom of this page. The video has been broken down into 2 x 30 min segments for ease of viewing. Please watch both parts before attending the workshop.

Payment

There is no cost for this workshop or the pre-requisite video

Cancellations

If you are unable to attend the workshop, please contact the QPASTT Training Coordinator on (07) 3392 6677 or Qpastt_Training@qpastt.org.au. There are limited spaces available at the workshop, so please let us know if you cannot make it so that your place can be given to someone else.

QPASTT reserves the right to cancel workshops where a minimum number of participants have not been reached. If the unlikely event of cancellation, you will be notified by email.