Secondary Traumatic Stress of Agency Employees, Consequences, and Interventions

12:00pm - 1:30pm

LIVE WEBINAR

Presenter: Elaine S. Rinfrette, RN, MSW, PhD, LCSW-R

NASW Members: $15 | Non-Members: $30

This workshop is approved for 1.5 continuing education credit hours for licensed social workers, licensed mental health counselors, and licensed marriage and family therapists

Date: Wednesday, November 6, 2019
Presenter: Elaine S. Rinfrette, RN, MSW, PhD, LCSW-R
NASW Member Fee: $15
Non-Member Fee: $30
Time: 12:00pm - 1:30pm

This Secondary Traumatic Stress webinar will examine a recent study conducted at a social service agency in the northeastern United States to acknowledge Secondary traumatic Stress in the workplace and how social workers can assess for the possibility of Secondary Traumatic Stress within an agency context. Recommendations to address Secondary Traumatic Stress at the macro, mezzo, and micro levels will be addressed.  

Learning Objectives:

After the completion of this webinar, participants will:

• be able to identify symptoms of secondary traumatic stress
• be able to develop options for reducing personal risk of secondary traumatic stress
• be able to create practice recommendations for agencies to practice to reduce the risk of secondary traumatic stress in employees

This workshop is approved for 1.5 continuing education credit hours.

NASW-NYS is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers (Provider ID #0014), licensed mental health counselors (Provider ID #MHC-0053), and licensed marriage and family therapists. (Provider ID #MFT-0037)

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Presenter:

Dr. Rinfrette received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Rhode Island, her Master of Social Work from Boston University, and her Ph.D. from the University at Buffalo. She came to Edinboro University in 2011, and has been the director of the Master of Social Work program since 2012. She worked for several years as a registered nurse in pediatric intensive care before obtaining her MSW. Before obtaining her Ph.D., her MSW practice experience included 20 years in outpatient mental health treatment and outpatient substance abuse treatment. She is now involved in providing cancer survivors’ support. Dr. Rinfrette has published in several journals and is a peer reviewer as well. Her research interests include trauma, mental health, and addictions. Currently her work includes research on vicarious trauma, trauma, and establishing trauma informed systems of care in community agencies. Her research includes a multisite investigation of vicarious trauma and empathy in MSW students, the impact on trauma symptoms of the combined use of trauma sensitive yoga and the Seeking Safety intervention, and the impact of spirituality in the recovery process in addictions recovery.