Vicarious Trauma – The cost of caring

RSVP: admin-wacrh@uwa.edu.au
Telephone: 9956 0200
Cost: Free

What is Vicarious Trauma?
“It’s a proven fact that we hold on to trauma.
How can somebody who’s holding so much
trauma be of service to someone else if
they’re full up? You’ve got to empty the
glass.” – Mariska Hargitay

Programme features
In this interactive 1.5 hour workshop you will:
• Identify the differences between burnout/
stress, compassion fatigue and vicarious
trauma (VT)
• The impact of VT on health, education and
welfare workers
• How to identify it in yourself
• What to do
Western Australian Centre for Rural Health
All participants of WACRH training are required
to show evidence of being fully vaccinated.
All staff and students at WACRH are fully
vaccinated

About the facilitator
This workshop has been developed and
is facilitated by WACRH’s Mental Health
Academic Chantal Crinquand who has
extensive experience in facilitating mental
health workshops and comes from a
background of mental health nursing and
counselling.

Who should attend?
Anyone interested in developing their
knowledge and skills in the area of vicarious
trauma. Typically, attendees are frontline
human services workers – health workers,
education, counsellors, police, rangers.
Employers are encouraged to support their
employees to attend this workshop.
Group/workplace sessions can also be
arranged.