Online Workshop: Vicarious Trauma - 4/02/2025

$240.00 inc. GST

Date: 4/02/2025

Time: 9.30am - 12.30pm AEDT

Understand the nature and impact of vicarious trauma and learn strategies to reduce your risk of experiencing it.

Psychological trauma can occur when a person is unable to cope with a distressing or overwhelming event.

Clinicians, frontline staff, supervisors, managers and other professionals can experience vicarious trauma when hearing about another person’s trauma and witnessing their associated distress. Over time, this work-related exposure to clients’ trauma can have a significant impact on health and wellbeing.

This workshop will explore different types of trauma, and how they can impact staff and organisations. Factors that enhance and undermine resilience will be discussed. We will also outline strategies that you can use to manage vicarious trauma and maintain your wellbeing at work, and at home.

Learning outcomes

At the end of this workshop, you'll be able to:

What is vicarious trauma
Understand differences between vicarious trauma, psychological trauma, compassion fatigue and burnout
understand the nature and impact of vicarious trauma
Identify signs and symptoms of vicarious trauma
identify tools for monitoring your own and others’ personal and professional wellbeing
identify strategies to reduce your risk, and the risk of others, of experiencing vicarious trauma
recognise the signs and symptoms that may indicate vicarious trauma is affecting your wellbeing and work
incorporate practices that support resilience and sustainability into your work routines.

Ideal for

Organisations, employees and clinicians from all sectors who work with or support clients who are experiencing challenging circumstances.

About the presenter

Victoria Strong is a clinical counsellor and experienced trainer with Relationships Australia. She has a diverse background working in various settings, including education, where she has served as a Disability and Wellbeing Coordinator. Victoria has extensive experience in direct client work with young people and their families, addressing both simple and complex mental health issues, including gender diversity, sexual trauma, family violence, and suicidality.

Victoria’s expertise extends to working with neurodiverse youth and their families, supported by a deep understanding of the disability sector from lived experience. She holds clinical accreditation with PACFA (Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia). Her career spans the government, corporate, and not-for-profit sectors, where she has provided coaching, training, and support. Victoria is dedicated to enhancing community support systems and empowering others to provide effective sustainable care.

Registration information

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