The Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) is pleased to announce that registration is now open for “Thriving You: The Victim Advocate’s Essential Guide to Resilience, Wellbeing, and Vicarious Trauma Prevention” and “Strategic Resilience: Your Agency’s Ultimate Guide to Self-Care, Wellbeing, and Vicarious Trauma Prevention.” DCJS is offering these trainings during National Crime Victims’ Rights Week in honor of the dedicated professionals who serve and support victims of crime.
“Thriving You: The Victim Advocate’s Essential Guide to Resilience, Wellbeing, and Vicarious Trauma Prevention”
Wednesday, April 27, 2022 from 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Victim advocates often change lives, eliminate human suffering, and help children and families thrive. But ongoing exposure to challenges of the pandemic, the trauma of others, and as a result, stress, burnout, and vicarious trauma become unintended consequences of this profession. Strategic resilience is the key to lasting personal and professional wellbeing, as well as the primary tool for vicarious trauma prevention.
This training is designed to restore, increase, and sustain your sense of resilience and wellbeing during these challenging times. You will gain unique insights into research, myths, and facts about the science of strategic resilience, self-care, and vicarious trauma prevention; learn about the neurobiology of crisis and discover three core components of creating resilience; explore practical strategies; and engage in a series of step-by-step experiential exercises and assessments specifically selected to empower and inspire you to successfully integrate your newfound resilience, self-care, and vicarious trauma prevention toolkit into your life.
Presenter:
Olga Phoenix, MPA, MA, is an internationally recognized resilience, wellbeing, and vicarious trauma prevention expert, speaker, and best-selling author. She is the creator of the Self-Care and Resilience Wheels – some of the most searched, downloaded, and utilized wellbeing tools, translated in several languages and featured widely in media outlets worldwide. Her keynotes and trainings, consulting programs, the online academy, and books empower individuals and organizations to grow and thrive via proven, evidence-based strategic innovation, programming, and personal growth tools which foster resilience and wellbeing. To learn more, please visit www.olgaphoenix.com.
Participant Registration and Cost: This training series is free. Participants need to register in advance for the training. Please visit here to register.