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Compassion Fatigue and Vicarious Trauma for Social Workers, Educators, and Beyond (Synchronous)

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Tuesday; April 15, 2025
5:00pm - 8:00pm
Zoom


Course Description
Social workers, educators, and other human service professionals provide a tremendous amount of support to clients, students, and consumers. The often ongoing roles, responsibilities, and demands common in these professions can result in compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma, burnout, and exhaustion. This training will provide a framework to understand compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma. In addition, the risk factors associated with burnout and strategies to support one’s overall health and well-being will be discussed.


CEUs
3 Social Work CEUs
3 SCECH credits


Instructor 
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Christina Marsack-Topolewski, PhD, LMSW is an Associate Professor of Social Work in the College of Health and Human Services at Eastern Michigan University. She holds a bachelor's of science in Special Education from Wayne State University, master's of Social Work from the University of Michigan, and a PhD in Social Work from Wayne State University. Dr. Marsack-Topolewski is an affiliated research associate with the Michigan Developmental Disabilities Institute. She has worked in the public school setting for over 15 years as both a Special Education Teacher and Teacher Consultant. In her work in the public school setting, she supports students with various disabilities, including learning disabilities, ADHD, autism, and mental health challenges. Her main research focuses on providing support to individuals with disabilities and their parents.


Course Format
To participate, you will need a stable Internet connection and Zoom. Please visit the Zoom System Requirements site for the technical requirements that you will need. You are highly encouraged to use video, but you are required to use audio connection by calling in on a phone or through Zoom. Due to this being a Live-Online course, you will need to be able to ask quesitons.

After you register here, you will receive an email with an invitation to register for the Zoom meeting. Once you register on Zoom, you will receive the link to join the meeting on the day/time of the course. You can also visit the Zoom Help Center to learn usage before your scheduled course.

Please contact ppat@emich.edu with any questions.
 
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Class Details

1 Session(s)
Weekly - Tue

Location
NA - Online

Instructor
Christina Marsack-Topelowski, Ph D, LMSW 

 

Notice

Please read:  3 SW CEUs and 3 SCECH Credits available. Please contact ppat@emich.edu with any questions.

Course Fee (USD): 

$65.00

Registration Closes On
Friday, April 11, 2025 @ 12:00 PM

Schedule Information

Date(s) Class Days Times Location Instructor(s)
4/15/2025 - 4/15/2025 Weekly - Tue 05:00 PM - 08:00 PM N/A - Online Christina Marsack-Topelowski, Ph D, LMSW 

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