Understanding and Managing Compassion Fatigue

Understanding and Managing Compassion Fatigue

Overview

This 90-minute interactive workshop addresses the emotional and physical toll of caring for others in the human services field. Participants will review the signs of compassion fatigue, explore contributing factors, and identify practical strategies for self-care and resilience.

Webinar Objectives and Intended Outcomes

By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

  1. Define compassion fatigue and distinguish it from burnout and secondary traumatic stress.
  2. Identify personal and professional risk factors for compassion fatigue.
  3. Recognize early warning signs and symptoms.
  4. Review prevention and self-care strategies to manage compassion fatigue.

 

Faculty

June E. Fisher, MSW, LSW, Principal, Dynamic Training Solutions

June Fisher has over 20 years of experience providing training and education services to professionals, children, youth, families and their communities.  Ms. Fisher provides dynamic interactive live and web-based workshops for families, agencies and communities.  Her knowledge and skills include working with human and social services teams and systems in the areas of intellectual disabilities, child welfare, trauma, mental health, and drug and alcohol.

Ms. Fisher is nationally recognized for her skills as a Certified Trainer and Curriculum Writer.  In 2009 she was named “Trainer of the Year” by the Pennsylvania Child Welfare Training Program.  She is also a Certified Federal and Child and Family Service Review (CFSR) Evaluator experienced with the mandated Federal outcomes and the program improvement plan (PIP) process.

She has been a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) in Cumberland County Pennsylvania since 2009. 

Ms. Fisher works with the Pennsylvania Child Welfare Resource Center at the University of Pittsburgh and also serves as associate faculty member at Joyfields Institute for Professional Development.

Ms. Fisher earned her Bachelors of Social Work degree from Temple University and her Masters in Social Work at Widener University.

Event Details

Event Date 05/14/2026
Event End Date 05/14/2026
Cut off date 05/16/2026
Individual Price Free
Speaker June E. Fisher, MSW, LSW, CEBP
Number Hours 1.5
Location Online Event

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