This course explores the concepts of compassion fatigue, secondary traumatic stress, and "burnout" among educators.  Through self-evaluation and reflection, participants will identify warning signs and symptoms, strategies for prevention, creating and implementing individualized wellness practices to support professional and personal resiliency.

Required Text:   Aguliar, Elen A., Onward: Cultivating Emotional Resilience in Educators, John Wiley & Sons; 1 edition (May 8, 2018).

Aguliar, Elen A., The Onward Workbook: Daily Activities to Cultivate Your Emotional Resilience and Thrive, Jossey-Bass; 1 edition (May 8, 2018).

Location: Online

Fitchburg State University - 3 Graduate Credits