This Blended Learning course consists of: 

• Understand the differences and similarities between compassion fatigue, burnout, moral injury and vicarious trauma, including why moral injury occurs and how to recognise it.
• Apply strategies for overcoming or reducing the impact of stress and burnout at individual, team and organisational levels.
• Understand hope theory and build a personal set of hope assessment tools and hope strategies that can be applied at a personal level and introduced at the team and/or organisational level.
• Develop an understanding of your personal spheres of influence vs control and actions to enhance and plan for your wellbeing.
• Explore approaches to developing a sustainable wellbeing plan, including strategies to support your wellbeing and accountability.

This blended learning course begins with an introductory On Demand webinar designed for participants who are new to the topic or have limited prior knowledge. It covers foundational concepts, key terminology and basic practical applications to build understanding and confidence.

Participants will then have the opportunity to delve deeper into the content and develop their skills in applying the learnings to everyday practice.

Nicola Dann

Nicola is an experienced and passionate Certified Practising Speech Pathologist and Communication Consultant with over 35 years’ clinical experience assessing and providing therapy to school-aged children, teenagers, and adults. She has worked in a range of settings and services including schools, child and youth mental health, rehabilitation, disability services, forensic settings, and private practice. She now specialises in working with neurodivergent young people and also works in an adult prison. Additionally for the past 20 years, Nicola has specialised in providing reflective supervision to a range of speech pathologists across the country.

Nicola has a warm and engaging approach to working with young people and adults. She enjoys being part of a team that develops and provides innovative solutions for people with complex needs. She is mindful of the challenges that can be faced by speech pathologists who work with these complex clients and their families within and across complex service systems and is an advocate for the provision of ongoing high-quality supervision for all speech pathologists across their career.

Pricing details: 

• Members: Free
• Non-Members: $49