BHS-024 — Caregiver Burnout, Vicarious Trauma & Self-Care

COURSE DESCRIPTION — BHS-024
Title: Caregiver Burnout, Vicarious Trauma & Self-Care
CEUs: 1.0 Hour | Audience: HHAs, CNAs, PCAs, DSPs

Overview:
Caring for people with behavioral health conditions takes enormous emotional and physical energy. This course helps home care workers recognize the signs of burnout, vicarious trauma, and compassion fatigue before they reach crisis — and provides evidence-based self-care strategies to sustain a healthy, rewarding career in direct care.

Learning Objectives:
– Define and identify caregiver burnout
– Explain vicarious trauma and compassion fatigue
– Identify personal risk and protective factors
– Apply evidence-based self-care strategies
– Know when to seek professional support

Topics Covered:
Three dimensions of burnout, burnout warning signs, vicarious trauma vs. compassion fatigue, risk factors, evidence-based self-care across five domains, and when and how to seek professional help.