Managing Vicarious Trauma in the Workplace

CPD 1.5 hours

PEAT Outcome - Relevant legal knowledge

OBJECTIVES

Vicarious trauma refers to the psychological effects of working with traumatised people. It is commonly associated with negative outcomes in organisations, including absences, compassion fatigue and burnout. Vicarious trauma is a risk faced by professionals in a variety of settings, but this risk can be mitigated by trauma-informed practice.

In this webinar, Dr Amber Keenan will help the delegate develop a greater awareness of vicarious trauma and how it may present in the workplace. You will gain a greater understanding of risk factors associated with the development of vicarious trauma, the processes that maintain it, and how behaviour is affected. You will develop your skills in recognising vicarious trauma in the workplace, allowing you to anticipate difficulties that may arise. You will be given practical tips and techniques for managing vicarious trauma in your team, improving working relationships and increasing the likelihood of positive outcomes.

The session will also encourage the delegate to consider their own risk of vicarious trauma, how this impacts upon their relationship with their clients and how to reduce it.

DELEGATES

This Zoom webinar is relevant to a broad range of professionals working in, or connected to, a legal firm or legal charitable setting. The webinar is also relevant to non-legal corporate settings, where there is risk of contact with traumatic material.

SPEAKER

Dr Amber Keenan is a fully qualified and accredited, senior clinical psychologist registered with the HCPC and chartered by the British Psychological Society. She is an experienced clinician who specialises in complex adult mental health conditions and latterly in gender identity issues. Dr Keenan has delivered evidence-based psychological therapies within various community-based, inpatient and outpatient settings. Her work life is split between the NHS and her private practice, Aberdeenshire Clinical Psychology Ltd. She is an experienced expert witness who specialises in personal injury and clinical negligence claims.