Combating Compassion Fatigue

Caregivers are invited to participate in this session if they have been feeling overwhelmed with current events and are burned out by the work they do. Practical tools for handling your stress levels will be provided. Attendees will be able to immediately implement skills learned to improve their effectiveness at work and overall well-being. This presentation will go deeper than a discussion on self-care.

• Attendees will be able to define compassion fatigue and how COVID-19 is impacting caregiving professionals.
• Attendees will be able to identify symptoms of compassion fatigue they may be experiencing and objectively measure the severity of symptoms.
• Attendees will develop a sustainability plan to help manage symptoms of compassion fatigue and improve their quality of life.
• The workshop will address concerns related to BIPOC caregivers dealing with microaggressions and systemic racism which also contribute to compassion fatigue.

• The definition of compassion fatigue.
• Common symptoms experienced under the umbrella of compassion fatigue.
• How Covid has impacted our collective mental health.
• A reflection on our own life experiences as it relates to
• being prepared to handle compassion fatigue.
• An explanation of the neuroscience behind compassion fatigue.
• Practice 4 different self-regulation techniques that can be used to combat symptoms.
• a discussion of the 5 ingredients needed to be immunized against compassion fatigue.

Maintaining sustainable caregiving practice requires burnout prevention knowledge and skills. In this interactive workshop, you will be walked through the neuroscience of compassion fatigue and be provided with specific tools to curb and revert the process. Participants will gain new insight and skills to manage their work in more sustainable ways. This session will address the impact of working through the pandemic, and specific issues that impact BIPOC caregivers and provide evidence-based techniques attendees can immediately implement to improve their quality of life.

The right target audience is mental health professionals, educators, nurses, physicians, veterinarians, and anyone who works as a professional caregiver.

Natasha is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in the states of Florida, Oregon, and Washington, a Florida Qualified Supervisor, a Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC), a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP), a Certified Compassion Fatigue Professional (CCFP), a Compassion Fatigue Educator, and a Certified Forward Facing Professional Resilience Coach and Consultant.

She received her Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Argosy University, Sarasota. She is the Clinical Director of Lakewood Residential Treatment Center, an adjunct professor with Purdue University Global, and the owner of D’Arcangelo Counseling & Consulting, LLC. Her previous experience includes 15 years as an educator, in an inpatient psychiatric setting, community mental health, private practice, and mental health tech. She has presented on various topics including Destigmatizing Mental Health Care, Compassion Fatigue, and Effective Techniques for Working with Teens. She operates from a cultural humility perspective and is an ally of the LGTBQIA+ community. She is especially passionate about working with clients who are struggling with trauma and anxiety.