Ethical Considerations in Treating Trauma For Mental Health Professionals and Clients

Objectives:
Describe the similarities and differences between Burnout and Compassion Fatigue
Identify ways to prevent Burnout and Compassion Fatigue
Discuss ethical considerations for clients in trauma treatment
Explain 4 models of ethical decision making in trauma treatment
Description:
The treatment of Trauma involves ethical considerations for both the mental health
professionals and the client. Mental health professionals, who do not recognize or
prevent Burnout and Compassion Fatigue in themselves or their colleagues,
experience less fulfillment in their personal life and risk causing harm to clients.
Acknowledging ethical considerations and personal moral decision-making models
has benefits for both the mental health professional and the client in trauma
treatment.
Cost: $75.00
Includes all necessary assessments to assess Burnout and Compassion Fatigue
The Presenter:
Dr. Rhonda Johnson, LPC-S, LMFT-S, RPT-S, EMDR Certified, TBRI Practitioner

Dr. Johnson is the owner of a large group private practice, the Center for
Counseling and Family Relationships, which was established in 2007. She has
been working with children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families in private
practice since 1999. Dr. Johnson became a TBRI Practitioner in 2011 for her
specialty of working with children who have been adopted domestically or
internationally, children in state foster care, and children who have experienced
trauma.
Dr. Johnson is also the owner of CCFAM Training, established in 2012,
specializing as a Live, Virtual, and Online CEU provider with a focus on
supervision, Texas Ethics, play therapy, and children who have experienced
trauma. Through CCFAM Training, she also provides private practice coaching
and consulting for mental health professionals in leadership and supervisory
roles, as well as supervision for LPC, LMFT, and RPT. Dr. Johnson is also a
teaching Fellow for B.H. Carroll Seminary.