Compassion in Action: Preventing Burnout and Cultivating Resilience

This interactive workshop addresses the growing concern of compassion fatigue among professionals working in the human services field. The session
offers practical tools to recognize the symptoms of compassion fatigue, promote resilience through interactive mindfulness techniques and create personalized
sustainable self-care plans to enhance the mental health of professionals working in the community.

According to Paiva-Salisbury & Schwanz, compassion fatigue, or the extreme
stress and burnout from helping others, is widely considered to be harmful to
professional well-being (2022). Compa...Read moression fatigue is often referred to as the
cost of caring and it is prevalent in the area of early childhood education. A
recent study published in the Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health
found that 55% of early intervention providers reported medium levels of
compassion fatigue, with many experiencing symptoms such as emotional
exhaustion, detachment, and decreased job satisfaction (McMullen, 2024).
While the symptoms of compassion fatigue vary from individual to individual, they
most typically involve empathic drain and chronic exhaustion (Stringer , 2025).
Additionally, a systematic review that looked at early childhood mental
health, educator stress, and burnout, reported that early childhood educators
face a higher risk of burnout than many other professions, with one-third
intending to leave the field within four years due to stress and lack of support
(Stein, Garay & Nguyen, 2022). This complicated issue has a ripple effect on families,
businesses and the community. Several current research suggests that a primary protective factor for compassion
fatigue is self-care, which involves behaviors and activities that may prevent
physical illness while promoting physical and emotional health and personal well-
being through building resilience. They have also stated that self-care is a critical
component of compassion fatigue resilience because it can ameliorate the
harmful effects of trauma work by lowering levels of secondary traumatic stress

This workshop will explore the concepts of compassion fatigue,
exploration of resilience techniques and plans for overall wellness.

Participants will explore the signs and impact of compassion fatigue and
secondary traumatic stress, engage in grounding techniques to foster resilience
to manage stress and anxiety, and develop personalized self-care plans that
focus on the many facets of wellness. The session includes experiential activities
such as guided mindfulness practices, small-group discussions, and scenario-
based problem-solving to foster peer learning and reflection.

Participants will also leave with actionable strategies for a self-care plan to
enhance their own wellness and support a culture of care within their
organizations and community. Less...

Learning Objectives

Identify signs and impacts of compassion fatigue in the human services field.
Practice grounding techniques to manage stress and anxiety and foster resilience.
Develop a personalized self-care plan to support long-term resilience and overall wellness.

Target Audience

This educational activity is intended for behavioral health professionals, including Psychologists, Social Workers, Counselors, and MFT's.

Learning Levels

For all learning levels.

Friday, September 25, 2026

Live Interactive Webinar

08:00 AM EDT - 12:15 PM EDT

$75.00

EARN 4 CE Credit Hours
Click Here to Register

About the speaker

Natalie Kemp, MA, LPA

Professor, University of Mount Olive

Natalie Kemp, MA, LPA is a Licensed Psychological Associate and teaches as an Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Mount Olive in Eastern North Carolina. She served as the Department Chair for psychology at the University of Mount Olive for 8 years and is heavily involved in community work. Prior to starting a career in academia, Natalie provided therapy for a community mental health center, private practice settings, and several non-profit agencies. Her passion is working in the community promoting resilience.

Agenda

8:00 AM Assess the symptoms and effects of compassion fatigue.

10:00 AM Break

10:15 AM Manage compassion fatigue, build resilience, and create personalized self-care plans.

12:15 PM Adjourn

CE Information - Earn 4 CE Credit Hours

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CE Process Info

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Download your continuing education certificate in a PDF format

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