Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Managing Professional Grief

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM   ET
Credit Hours:  1  CEU(s)

Presenter:
  •  Elizabeth Clark,PhD, ACSW, MPH

Moderator(s):
  •  Tracy Whitaker,DSW, ACSW

Social workers understand the importance of maintaining good boundaries when dealing with client issues. Yet witnessing suffering in any form is difficult, and when a client dies, we can experience professional grief. This teleconference will cover the concepts of vicarious traumatization, recognizing the clues of compassion fatigue, and maintaining professional hope in high loss practice settings.