Understanding Employee Burnout and the Ethics of Self-Care
The concepts of burnout, compassion fatigue, and vicarious trauma are not novel to those in the addiction profession, but many still report an inability to prevent or rebound from burnout. The NAADAC national code of ethics, in principle 3 – 18 states “Self-Monitoring: addiction professionals shall continuously self-monitor in order to meet their professional obligations. Providers shall engage in self-care activities that promote and maintain their physical, psychological, emotional, and spiritual well-being.” Building resilience for all helping professionals must include professional empathic skills turned inward – learning how to love and care for oneself is part of the job. In this training, participants will begin with an evidence-based tool to assess burnout potential and presence of vicarious trauma and incorporate professional development goals within 8 domains of self-care.
Learning Objectives:
- Participants will examine practical application for the 8 domains of self-care in systems of addiction treatment and recovery, and how they tie to ethical principles.
- Participants will build an individualized vicarious trauma prevention toolbox that will include prevention skills, intervention strategies, and recovery steps.
- Participants will acquire industry-specific best practices for self-care of the addiction professional.
For trainings that indicate Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are available, contact your licensing or certification organization to verify that the credits will count toward the continuing education requirements.
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