470194 - Compassion Fatigue Strategies, Plus
Course Description
Today’s animal welfare and veterinary medical professionals are pushing the boundaries of what’s possible for animals, people, and the organizations that heal, connect, and protect them. If that’s you, it’s easy to feel like nothing you do is ever good enough. The work feels never-ending.
Taking care of your own needs might seem impossible. Transforming empathic distress (aka compassion fatigue) is absolutely possible for you and your staff. That’s why the Shelter Medicine Program at the University of Florida is once again offering its Compassion Fatigue Strategies online course with certified compassion fatigue educator Jessica Dolce.
This course will help you recognize signs and symptoms of compassion fatigue, burnout, and vicarious trauma, learn how to reduce stress injury, increase your self-care and team-care practices, build compassion satisfaction, restore resiliency, and make successful changes in your life and in your organization.
Students typically spend an average of 2 hours per week (15-20 minutes a day) moving through the 4 learning modules of this online course. This equates to about 1 module every 2 weeks, for a total of 8 weeks. Designed for busy professionals, this online course is available 24/7 and self-paced for the flexibility you need.
You’ll have access to all of the class materials on day 1 and then you can do the work at your own speed. Ongoing access to all course materials will be available for 4 months after the interactive portion of the course is completed.
The course begins Monday, October 21st, 2024 and runs through December 15th, 2024. Ongoing access to all course materials will be available for 4 months after the interactive portion of the course is completed (until April 6th, 2025).
Register Early and Save!
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Early Individual Registration $299
Early Individual Registration is available through September 21st, 2024.
$299 per person includes the early registration discount of $50 off the individual registration fee. -
Early Group 10+ Registration $269
A 10% discount is available for groups of 10 or more.
Early Group 10+ Registration is available through September 21st, 2024.
$269 per person includes the early registration discount of $50 off the individual registration fee, plus an additional 10% off for registering a group of 10 or more.
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Regular Individual Registration is available September 22nd, 2024 through October 21st, 2024.
$349 per person includes the individual registration fee. -
A 10% discount is available for groups of 10 or more.
Regular Group 10+ Registration is available September 22nd, 2024 through October 21st, 2024.
$314 per person includes 10% off the individual registration fee for registering a group of 10 or more.
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Course Outline
Module 1: Understanding Empathic Strain aka Compassion Fatigue and Other Work-Related Stressors
Module 2: Addressing Stress and Developing Authentic Self-Care
Module 3: Building Compassion Satisfaction and Resiliency
Module 4: Taking Action and Committing to Change
Learner Outcomes
By the End of Class You’ll:
- Have multiple evidence-based strategies to help you do the work you love, reducing empathic strain and burnout, so that you can feel more energized and satisfied.
- Know which specific self-care and stress management practices work best for you at work and at home
- Develop a personal mission statement so that you have clarity about why you do this work even when it’s challenging
- Understand how to build small, sustainable habits so that you can make lasting changes in the areas of your life that need attention, like sleep, friendships, and social media.
- Experiment with simple mindfulness, self-compassion, and grounding practices, to help you feel more calm and clear
- Understand how and when to get professional mental health help, without shame
- Know how to collaborate with your staff and coworkers on these issues so that you can all benefit from what you learned in the course
Notes
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Class size: This course has a limited enrollment class size and may be filled prior to the course start date.
Refund Policy: Refunds are not available, but we are more than happy to substitute another participant. We require this to be requested in writing 1 week prior to the first day of class (10/14/2024 for Fall 2024).
Continuing Professional Education Credits: This course is eligible for 15 credits of continuing professional education for veterinarians in Florida. Veterinarians from other states should contact their licensing board for guidance. The course has been approved for 15 hours of continuing professional education by Certified Animal Welfare Administrator (CAWA) and National Animal Control Association (NACA). Participants may download a Certificate of Completion after completing all course requirements.