Caring for Ourselves While Caring for Others

This webinar explores the importance of caring for ourselves while supporting others in trauma-exposed and helping roles. Participants will examine the impacts that caring work can have on wellbeing, including experiences of moral distress, and consider how these challenges can affect sustainability in the work. The session introduces approaches that support self-awareness, wellbeing and professional sustainability, helping participants recognise the importance of caring for themselves.

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This webinar explores the importance of caring for ourselves while supporting others in trauma-exposed and helping roles. Participants will examine the impacts that caring work can have on wellbeing, including experiences of moral distress, and consider how these challenges can affect sustainability in the work. The session introduces approaches that support self-awareness, wellbeing and professional sustainability, helping participants recognise the importance of caring for themselves.

Learning Outcomes

  • The neurobiology of caring
  • Moral distress in constrained systems 
  • The protective role of reflective practice 
  • Understanding the concepts of vicarious trauma and vicarious resilience

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