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Schedule: 
Fri, November 8, 2019< 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM Speaker: Chris Craig, MA/MS, LAC
Title: Compassion Fatigue and Trauma Informed Self Care

Compassion fatigue is the normal physiological and emotional reaction to hearing about another person’s trauma. This exhaustion creates a limited ability to empathize with others in both our personal and professional lives. In the world of substance use orders, we often see it in our colleagues before we see it in ourselves. Our interactive workshop will create ways to care for ourselves while still caring for others and develop action plans for self-care and compassion.

Learning Objectives:
*Delve into how the unique work we do impacts our lives and our nervous system
*Understand the elements of compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma
*Build and expand on our resilience- what we can do
*Develop solutions for compassion fatigue- both individually and organizationally

Chris Craig, MA/MS, LAC is a program manager at Sierra Tucson. He has worked as a therapist for 14 years. He began his work in the counseling field working as wilderness therapist for the Colorado Outward Bound School. While at Sierra Tucson he has had many roles. He has managed the Adventure therapy, Family therapy, Integrative therapy programs. He has worked as a primary therapist in the addiction, trauma, and mood programs. He currently works as a EMDR and Somatic Experiencing therapist and runs a group for the emerging adult male population called Fire in the Belly.

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