Supporting Others, Sustaining Yourself: Trauma Informed Care in Action

Webinar Overview

Resettlement work is deeply meaningful and impactful, but it comes with challenges such as complex client needs, evolving organizational dynamics, and difficulties sustaining personal well-being. This workshop offers trauma-informed strategies to help staff recognize and manage compassion fatigue while maintaining healthy professional boundaries. This session will include discussions using real-world scenarios that will challenge participants to explore practical strategies for self-care, peer support, and sustained engagement in their work.

What I Will Learn

After participating in this event, you will be able to:

• Describe how sustained empathy and commitment to clients can impact emotional well-being

• Identify signs of compassion fatigue and moral distress in yourself and others

• Apply core trauma-informed strategies for setting and maintaining healthy professional boundaries

• Implement self-care techniques and peer support approaches in your day-to-day work to reduce isolation and support well-being

Who Will Benefit?

• Community members who support newcomers

• Service providers working with newcomers