Self-Care to Sustain Effectiveness: Renew Your Resources
Date:  April 20, 2012
Location:   
Columbia Metro Association, 1929 Gadsden Street, Columbia, SC 29201
OVSEC-Course # 0311(B)
Approved Credit Hours: 4.5

Act 141 Approved Training %: 100
Core Courses: This training covers the following portion(s) of the Core Requirements for BASIC VSPs:
* 3.0 hours – Specialized Training

Sponsor: ICARE Resources, Inc. and Arts as Medicine, LLC
Contact: Dr. Dee Gulledge at (803)730-2220 or (803)730-5949 or drdee@artsasmedicine.com

This training is $45.00 per participant.  The registration deadline is April 13, 2012.  You may register by calling, emailing or mailing contact information and registration fee payable to:
ICARE Resources, Inc., 1929 Gadsden Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Training Information:
This training is intended to increase need awareness, educate and provide practical tools for self-care for Advocates, Law Enforcement, Crisis Responders, Care Providers, and anyone who assists traumatized people.  Objectives include: To acknowledge stress of Advocacy, to discover techniques for stress reduction, to explore innovative techniques for self-care, to practice creative arts as therapeutic tools for renewing resource capacity. 

Training Agenda:
9:30-9:45am – Welcome and Introductions
9:45-12:00pm – The Cost of Caring Advocacy
                Effects of Compassion Fatigue
                Effects and Mitigations Vicarious Traumatization
12:00-1:00pm – Lunch
1:00-3:15pm – Creative Arts and Nature as therapeutic tools for Renewing Personal Resources
                Tools and Techniques for Self-Care
                Spontaneous or Planned – Resource Renewal is Essential
3:15-3:30pm – Talk Back and Evaluations