Friday Lecture Series
Dates:
Time:
10:00am-2:30pm
Location:
EAEMS Office in Lincoln
Contact Person:
EAEMS staff
Phone:
205.763.8400
Email:
eaems@centurytel.net
Price:
Free--must register (lunch is provided)
Event Website:
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Description:
Trauma and EMS Response in Times of Crisis:
Burn-out, Compassion Fatigue, Vicarious Traumatization, and PTSD

East Alabama EMS, Lincoln, AL 35096
 
 
Presented by:
Stephan I. Mambazo, MSW, LGSW
Emergency Preparedness Social Worker
Alabama Department of Public Health
 
 
Overview: This course is designed to equip professional emergency responders to provide effective psychological support to one’s self and other professional and consumer survivors of critical events (e.g. disasters, conflicts, accidents, etc); as well, to identify mitigation strategies for provider burnout, compassion fatigue, and vicarious traumatization, and PTSD.
 
Learning Objectives: Participants will:
  • Be able to identify 3 possible psychological responses to disaster.
  • Be able to accurately define burn-out, compassion fatigue, and vicarious traumatization in the emergency service response professional.
  • Be able to identify at least 3 new healthy activities that promote provider self-care and mitigate burn-out, compassion fatigue, and vicarious traumatization.
 PLEASE CALL OR EMAIL EAEMS TO REGISTER
 
AGENDA
 
10:10– 10:30       Registration
 
10:30 – 11:20       Introduction to Disasters and Psychological Responses to them

11:20 – 11:30       Break
 
11:30 – 12:20       Grief and the Emergency Responder
 
12:20 – 12:40       Lunch and Discussion (Q & A)
 
12:40 –  1:30        Burn-out, Compassion fatigue, and Vicarious traumatization
 
 1:30   – 1:40        Break
 
 1:40 –   2:30      Mitigating Provider Stress and Self-Care