Compassion Fatigue & the Art of Chronic Self-Care for Support Professionals

Webinar, October 20th, 2023, with Bridgewell of Peabody, MA. This workshop will explore the highly individual ways that the work affects us as well as offering several strategies for chronic self-care. * Participants are welcome to share professional and personal experiences during this time, however, the workshop may also have value for those who listen, reflect and choose not to share. Participants will:

• Develop Strategies to Incorporate Professional Self-Care into Practice
• Understand Compassion Fatigue and the Art of Chronic Self-Care
• Identify the need of personal self-care
• About: Linda T. Sanford, LICSW

About the Instructor: Linda T. (Lynn) Sanford, LICSW began her career over 45 years ago working with victims of sexual assault. She has also worked for twenty years with youth who have been convicted of crimes against people (homicide, manslaughter, and multiple sexual assaults). In 2013 and 2014, Sanford worked as a Military Family Life Consultant on Marine Corps Air Station at Iwakuni, Japan. She also worked with children whose parents were deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq at Ramstein Air Base in Germany and Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska. * Linda is also the author of Strong at the Broken Places: Building Resiliency in the Lives of Survivors, and The Silent Children, and is also also co-author of Women and Self-Esteem and In Defense of Ourselves. Registration is required to https://bridgewell.org/event/virtual-live-compassion-fatigue-and-the-art-of-chronic-self-care/ or contact Kristen Janjar, MPA, Director of Professional Development, kjanjar@bridgewell.org, 781-776-4137