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A Christian Perspective on Self Care for the Social Worker

Lanny Endicott, D.Min, MSSW
Rick Chamiec-Case, Ph.D., MSW, MAR
Presenter(s): 
Lanny Endicott, D.Min, MSSW and Rick Chamiec-Case, Ph.D., MSW, MAR
$12.00
Member Price: 
$9.60

Training description: 

This training speaks to the social worker's potential for developing secondary trauma (compassion fatigue) when working with hurting and traumatized people. When left unaddressed, secondary trauma can contribute to professional impairment and burnout. Participants will be provided information on secondary trauma and burnout, self-assessment tools, and a variety of self-care strategies informed by a Christian perspective.

CE category: 
Social Work Ethics, Values, and Professional Relationships
Human Development, Diversity, and Behavior in the Environment
No. of CE Hours: 
1.0
Training format: 
audio-based
Practice Level(s): 
Basic: Student/BSW Level
Intermediate: MSW Level
Target Audience: 
Social workers and related professionals
Social work students
Human services professionals
Clergy
Learning Objectives: 

As a result of this training, participants will be able to:
1. Define secondary trauma (compassion fatigue) and burnout and identifying symptoms.

2. Assess secondary trauma and burnout in one's own life through the application of self-assessment tools.

3. Access resources for addressing stress and burnout including spiritual, physical, psychological and social resources.

View Training PowerPoint File: 
PDF icon EndicottL_Self-Care Final112811.pdf
Audio File Excerpt: 
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Presenter Bio: 

Lanny Endicott, D.Min, MSSW, is Director of the Social Work Program at Oral Roberts University where he has been on faculty since 1973. Additionally he travels to Russia annually to assist the Russian American Institute with its mission to equip lay and pastoral counselors with counseling skills for ministry. For the past three years Endicott has co-chaired the Veterans Initiative for the Community Service Council of Tulsa, which has the mission of preparing the community and state of Oklahoma for soldiers returning home.

Rick Chamiec-Case, Ph.D., MSW, MAR has been the executive director of the North American Association of Christians in Social Work since 1997. A graduate of Fordham University, the University of Connecticut School of Social Work, Yale Divinity School, and Wheaton College, Dr. Chamiec-Case's research and scholarship are in the areas of spirituality in the workplace, the ethical integration of Christian faith and social work practice, and faith-based social services. He has authored or co-authored several articles and book chapters on these or related topics. Dr. Chamiec-Case is also currently an adjunct professor of social work at Nyack College, and also worked as an assistant professor of social work at Calvin College from 2006 - 2008.