Description: Compassion fatigue has been documented as an occupational hazard in counseling. Providing education to interns on compassion fatigue and protective factors, such as self-care, can normalize struggles experienced by interns. Supervision provides a relationship to build skills to help prevent compassion fatigue. Interns should understand counselor developmental phases and the necessity of self-care plans. To instill this knowledge, supervisors should focus on the purpose of supervision, activities of supervision, counselor developmental phases, and compassion fatigue education.
Objectives:
Examine compassion fatigue and how counseling supervisors can educate interns on protective factors
Explore strategies counseling supervisors can use to address compassion fatigue in supervision
*Counselors requiring New York State approval must contact ACA upon completion to obtain customized CE certificate
Description: This chapter explores some of the emotional issues likely to emerge for clients living with an individual with a Substance Abuse Disorder (SUD).
Objectives:
Examine emotional consequences for family and loved ones living with an individual who has a substance use disorder.
Examine mental health disorders and other emotional consequences commonly occurring with clients who live with a substance abuser
Explore case examples which illustrate common issues counselors encounter when working with clients living with substance-abusing individuals.
In the midst of global crises, feelings of humiliation are intensified (Lindner, 2008; Moïsi, 2009). Counselors are often on the front lines of suffering during turbulent times. This paper explores how the dynamics of humiliation are coming to the forefront of concern around the globe. Applying a relational framework, the authors examine the impact of humiliation, offering a case example that illustrates how counselors can lead their clients out of destructive reactions into creative action.
Objectives:
Examine the dynamics and impact of humiliation on counseling clients
Explore how counselors can lead clients who have experienced humiliation away from destructive reactions and into creative action
