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The Home Care and Community Health Support Pocketbook was created to bring awareness to several health and safety issues faced in home and community care.
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In long-term care it is increasingly apparent that who is on shift is just as important as how many staff are on shift. Quality care is difficult to achieve when we do not routinely engage with one another in a positive, or civil, manner.
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Leading from the Inside Out provides a safe space for leaders in continuing care to share their challenges and learn self-care practices.
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The Provincial Violence Prevention Curriculum is recognized as best-practice in violence prevention training for health care workers.
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WorkSafeBC’s healthcare and social services planned inspection initiative focuses on high-risk activities in the workplace that lead to serious injuries and time-loss claims.
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WorkSafeBC is releasing a discussion paper with proposed amendments to the Current Rehabilitation Services and Claims Manual that guide wage rate decisions related to short-term and long-term disability compensation. Recommended amendments include: These changes may affect your claims costs. Click here to view the proposed changes and offer feedback to WorkSafeBC – The deadline is 4:30 p.m. on Friday, […]
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A Brief Journey Into Vicarious Trauma

Working in caring professions, especially when we are exposed to other people’s trauma, can leave us with our own physical, psychological, and spiritual pain. In this webinar we will briefly look at how being exposed to trauma can affect us and what we can do about it individually and as organizational communities. By the end […]

Working in caring professions, especially when we are exposed to other people’s trauma, can leave us with our own physical, psychological, and spiritual pain. In this webinar we will briefly look at how being exposed to trauma can affect us and what we can do about it individually and as organizational communities. By the end of the webinar, you will have a clear understanding of what vicarious trauma is and how it shows up personally and professionally. You will also have some ideas about how you might manage it for yourself and as an organization.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Spot the hidden signs of vicarious trauma in yourself and others.
  • Discover how trauma exposure can secretly impact your mind, body, and spirit.
  • Unlock powerful personal techniques to conquer vicarious trauma.
  • Explore innovative organizational strategies to create a supportive, resilient community.
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Amanda Thiessen is a therapist, coach, and educator who works with individuals and organizations who are struggling to manage workplace mental health and relational issues like burnout, compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma, abrasive leadership, and targets of bullying & harassment. She has worked in caring professions for the last 25 years – the 8 years specifically with organizational issues. She holds a Master of Arts in Theology, a Master of Social Work, and an Organizational Coaching Certificate.

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