The Marathon of Self & Professional Compassion: Trauma & Health Care/Helping Professionals of Children with Medical Complexity
Learning Objectives
- To acknowledge the impact of trauma on ourselves as healthcare professionals
- To understand trauma in the context of being a health care professional/helping professional
- To explore strategies for mitigating the impact of trauma
- To create space to talk about the impact of being a helping professional and apply learnings to our own personal and professional lives
- To analyze the impact of our own experience of trauma while supporting others experiencing trauma
Didactic Presenter

Ashley Edwards, MSW, RSW
Registered Social Worker