CEU: Using Compassion Focused Therapy to Prevent Counselor Burnout & Compassion Fatigue by Ashley Hamm, LPC, CCATP. Registration opens Sept 5, 2025. FREE to members, $5.00 for non-members. All must register by Wed. Sept. 10, 2025 to receive ZOOM link.

6:45 - 7:00 Introductions and opportunities for members to share announcements

7:00 - 8:30 CEU 

"Using Compassion Focused Therapy to Prevent Counselor Burnout and Compassion Fatigue" presented by Ashley Hamm, LPC, CCATP

 Counselors can be more prone to burnout and compassion fatigue than the general public due to the nature of of our work, and this can impact the quality of care our clients receive as well as our own mental health.  This session will bring to life Compassion Focused Therapy, an approach that can help counselors tune into their own needs and build motivation to care for these needs so we can continue to make a positive impact on those we serve while also thriving in our own life. During this presentation participants will experience compassion focused therapy exercises in action in order to start taking steps to address their own burnout.  Participants will learn to use their internal compassionate resources to build motivation to care for themselves and re-connect with a way to practice compassion towards their clients in a sustainable way.