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Apr
24
Tue
RSVP…Compassion Fatigue Training @ Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School | Room 251 Restaurant
Apr 24 @ 8:30 am – 10:00 am

This month’s very important training will focus on Compassion Fatigue presented by Derek Foulds, a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, as well as an Assistant Clinical Director and Program Director at Family Service Association. 

Objectives for the training include:

  • define stress, compassion fatigue, secondary traumatic stress and burnout.
  • complete a compassion fatigue self-test.
  • discuss the phases of compassion fatigue.
  • discuss how the nervous system response to stress.
  • discuss strategies to develop effective self-care.
  • discuss what supervisors can do to help staff members improve their effectiveness and decrease burnout.
  • discuss how to practice mindfulness.
  • discuss magazine article re: myths about self-compassion. What keeps us from being kinder to ourselves?

Please RSVP …space is limited!

 

Jul
11
Wed
A FREE Family Fun Night at Sunset Hill @ Sunset Hill Community Room
Jul 11 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

Kick-off to the Walking Route at Sunset Hill

  • Fun Activities
  • Music
  • Refreshments

BONUS: Drawing for 5 FREE Bags of Groceries

Sponsors: Mass in Motion, Fall River Housing Authority, and Greater Fall River Partners for a Healthier Community