Vicarious Trauma & Practitioner Wellness
Trainer
Jennifer Storm
Description
Join Jennifer Storm for an insightful workshop on combating burnout, compassion fatigue, and vicarious trauma! In this engaging session, Jennifer will delve into these critical concepts shedding light on their impact within the professional realm. Drawing from her wealth of experience, she'll guide participants through identifying these challenges and provide practical tools to mitigate their effects.
Jennifer will empower attendees to cultivate resilience both individually and within their organizations, fostering a culture of strength and support. This workshop isn't just about recognizing the problem; it's about equipping you with actionable strategies to thrive in the face of adversity. Don't miss this opportunity to learn from one of the best in the field and take your first steps towards greater resilience and well-being.
Jennifer Storm is an international public speaker with over twenty years of experience in non-profit management and governmental relations, combined with a powerful personal story of survival from victimization and addiction. Today with over twenty-five years of active recovery, she has spent her life advocating for victims of crime, having worked on many high-profile cases, including helping victims/survivors of Jerry Sandusky, Bill Cosby, Catholic Clergy victims, and thousands of other cases in her twenty-year-long career as a victim advocate.
Ms. Storm served over seven years as the Victim Advocate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania from 2013-2021 under the leadership and appointments of Governors Wolf and Corbett after being unanimously confirmed by the state Senate. She was responsible for representing the rights and interests of crime victims within the Commonwealth.
She has appeared on: The Today Show, ABC World News with Diane Sawyer, CBS 48 Hours Live to Tell, The New York Times, People, Parents, Business Week, The Washington Post, LA Times, San Francisco Chronicle, The New Yorker, Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, Curve Magazine, The Advocate, Time Magazine, Rolling Stone, and E! News online.
Jennifer is the author of six critically acclaimed books on addiction, recovery, and victimization. Awakening Blackout Girl: A Survivors Guide for Healing from Addiction and Sexual Trauma, Blackout Girl: Tracing my Scars from Addiction and Sexual Assault, Second Edition, Echoes of Penn State: Facing Sexual Trauma, Picking Up the Pieces Without Picking Up: A Guidebook Through Victimization for People in Recovery, Leave the Light On: A Memoir of Recovery and Self-Discovery, and Blackout Girl: Growing Up and Drying Out in America.
Credits Available
3.00 APA CE Credits For Psychologists, Social Workers or Professional Counselors
(See Additional Credit Details)
Training Location
Penn State Schulkill
201 Health & Wellness Building
200 University Drive
Schuylkill Haven, PA 17972
Cancellations: PCS reserves the right to cancel or reschedule any training at any time (in which case you will have the option to receive a full refund or attend on the rescheduled date).
Refunds: Participants may cancel their registration(s) at any time prior to the training date. A 10% cancellation fee will be deducted from the original registration fee, and the remainder will be refunded. No refund will be provided if the cancellation occurs within two weeks of the training date.
- PCS is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. PCS maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
- People who attend PCS trainings in their entirety may receive CE credits for psychologists/LPC/ LSW/LCSW/ LMFT or general training credits, including CAC/DDAP. For other licenses, please consult with your respective licensing board.
- Following each training, participants who have attended the training in its entirety will receive a PCS Training Feedback form via email.
- After receipt of the completed form, PCS will issue a certificate via email indicating the CE credits that have been obtained.