About this course
Working with emergency workers can be both rewarding and challenging, making self-care essential for health practitioners. This course explores the risk factors and impacts of vicarious trauma, burnout, and moral injury, while providing practical strategies to enhance wellbeing and resilience. Participants will also develop a personalised self-care plan to support their ongoing professional and personal sustainability in this demanding field.
Course content
By the end of this course, practitioners will be able to:
- Identify and apply a range of self-care strategies to support their wellbeing while working with emergency service workers.
- Develop and implement a personalised self-care plan to maintain resilience and sustainability in their professional practice.
Who should do this course?
- Victoria Police
- Fire Rescue Victoria
- Ambulance Victoria
- Victoria Triple Zero
- State Emergency Service
- Forest Firefighters Victoria
- Country Fire Authority
- Other (please specify)
If you are currently treating an emergency service worker from the agencies represented in Responder Assist, a coupon code will be provided for free access to the course. Clinicians with an interest outside the scope of Responder Assist are invited to contact Phoenix Australia through this link to discuss access options.
