Working with trauma can mean constant exposure to difficult material. Add to that the 24-hour news cycle and the exhaustion of daily life – especially after the global pandemic and we can all relate to feeling burnout.
This can have a particularly detrimental impact on professionals working with clients who have had trauma, as it can affect our ability to care for our clients compassionately, and also have an impact on our own mental health and wellbeing. Noticing these signs early on and implementing self-care strategies can help to manage the impact of vicarious trauma, and prevent us from burning out.
This course is presented by: Jace Cannon-Brooks & Dr Sophie Reid
Jace Cannon-Brookes has worked as a Clinical Psychologist across private and public settings. Her work has covered bereavement services, eating disorder units, and acute and general psychiatry. For fourteen years Jace worked within drug and alcohol centres, where she designed and co-ordinated a six week residential rehabilitation program, with a focus on the treatment of complex trauma for women with histories of substance dependence.
Sophie holds a Masters of Clinical Psychology and a PhD in Child and Adolescent Psychology. Sophie has been a clinically focused academic at Sydney University, Monash University, Melbourne University, the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre. She has supervised PhD, Masters and Honours students, and continues to collaborate on a number of projects in the trauma and eating disorder areas.
Example Curriculum
Our Online Courses
Our online courses were originally designed and created for the professional development of practitioners in the field of mental health. Over the last few years, however, there was an increase in interest from our clients, their caregivers and others to find out more about trauma.
These self-guided courses are ideal to learn in your own time in your own space. Each course contains videos and additional handouts.
