Wellness at the workplace during this time of change Can Workplace Wellness practices be done virtually in the midst of the continuing pandemic and social distancing? How do you start a Workplace Wellness practice? How does it make a difference? How do staff respond? Join us for this conversation on staff wellness and resiliency programming with Troy L. Brindle , Senior Vice President and COO of Access Services and National Vice President of Behavioral Health Integration for Refresh Mental...

The Philadelphia ACE Task Force is periodically providing Virtual Café’s which feature exemplary staff wellness or resiliency programs . We invite you to watch two recent interviews with staff from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and from The Support Center for Child Advocates at: https://www.philadelphiaaces.org/projects/virtual-cafes AND we invite you to also let us know about innovative staff wellness programs and / or practices with which you’re involved or that you’ve heard about by...

Greetings! In addition to viewing CAREgivers Film at www.caregiversfilm.com ( gratis ) through August 8, I would like to invite you to register for a fascinating ZOOM discussion on THURSDAY, AUGUST 6 AT 3:30 P.M. (EDT) on reducing and resolving secondary trauma in the workplace which is being hosted by the Philadelphia ACE Task Force. This session will feature a live interview with Executive Director Frank Cervone and Project Manager Meghan Johnson about the amazing staff resiliency...

Greetings, We invite you to view CAREgivers Film ("Portraits of Professional CAREgivers: Their Passion. Their Pain.) anytime during August 1-8. As a tribute to our Healthcare and many other essential workers, the film is available to watch gratis during this time at www.caregiversfilm.com Even more relevant during this "COVID period" , Caregivers documentary shares the stories of many kinds of professionals who experience compassion fatigue, vicarious or secondary trauma. It is also a film...

Greetings to Everyone in the acesconnection community! As a tribute to our Healthcare, EMT's, social workers, mental health and other essential workers and with gratitude for their wonderful care during these difficult times, our team invites you to view the Broadcast version of CAREgivers film FROM AUGUST 1-8 at www.caregiversfilm.com Please feel free to contact me as well with any questions about the film, other kinds of screening opportunities and/ or virtual presentations and discussions...

As a special tribute to our healthcare, EMT, and many additional essential workers during the COVID epidemic , the producers of CAREgivers film invite you to view the film for free online. When? August 1st through August 8th, 2020 Where ? www.caregiversfilm.com About the Film (from our website) Portraits of Professional CAREgivers: Their Passion, Their Pain is a documentary film based on interviews with nurses, social workers, clinical psychologists, doctors, firefighters, first responders...

Please advocate vigorously for the maintenance of the Flores standards and regulations which protect immigrant children from incarceration-requiring that they be reunited with families (outside of prison) or if that is not possible, that they be placed in licensed child welfare settings. Instructions for creating your own message and how to forward your message are at the following link. Immediate followup is needed to preserve FLORES. ...

We are delighted that CAREgivers film is being used to promote public and professional awareness regarding the subject of vicarious trauma and staff wellness; AND we are now beginning to see early steps toward organizational change and the potential for new policies that can promote staff resilience. Several exciting things are happening: firstly, public television broadcasts and screenings of CAREgivers film around that country are opening up important conversations about staff exposures to...

CAREgivers film will be airing on most public television stations around the US beginning this month in Philadelphia, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Orlando, Cleveland, Spokane, Boise, Springfield-Holyoke, Youngstown, Idaho Falls, Twin Falls, Fairbanks, ETC. Please check your local public TV stations for future dates and times. Broadcast times will also be posted in advance whenever possible at: http://caregiversfilm.com/screenings/see-the-film/ This documentary addresses secondary trauma (aka...

The CAREgivers film team wants to acknowledge how secondary trauma seems to be cropping up frequently within the current social climate, including much anxiety about health care, budget cuts, racism, and environmental degradation. In particular frontline professionals, activists, and advocates who are responding with care for people who will be effected by the threat of rapid changes in the social safety net need our support and encouragement. Here are several examples of social activists or...

Documentary explores the effects of secondary trauma on professional caregivers Philadelphia - # NationalCaregiversDay is this Friday, February 17th. It was begun just last year in an effort to draw attention to, and honor, the health care professionals that serve those who require long-term or hospice care. "Caregivers who work in long-term and hospice care are vital," said Vic Compher co-producer of Portraits of Professional Caregivers: Their Passion. Their Pain . “I hope that people take...

Susan Green, LCSW, of the School of Social Work (University of Buffalo) has conducted an informative and cogent interview about secondary trauma and resilience in the workplace with documentarians, Rodney Whittenberg and Vic Compher, who co-produced Portraits of Professional CAREgivers: Their Passion. Their Pain. You can hear the interview at: http://www.insocialwork.org/episode.asp?ep=193 and additional information about the film itself is at: www.caregiversfilm.com

"What is to give light must endure burning." Viktor Frankl -- For trauma-focused education and treatment to be effective for the long haul, our teachers and other caring professionals will need to practice not only self-care but also to have regular access to supportive structures of peer support and reflective supervision within their organizations.

Portraits of Professional Caregivers: Their Passion Their Pain is an award winning documentary film that is enjoying screenings at a number of community and professional events, including The ACES Film Festival, and state and national conferences, such as the American Public Health Association (APHA) and the National Association of Social Workers (NASW). The film illustrates the impact of secondary traumatic stress or “compassion fatigue”. through a series of first person stories of social...