Caring for You While Caring for the Client: A Workshop on Compassion
The OCASI Mental Health Promotion Project (MHP) invites you to the upcoming workshop,"Caring for You While Caring for the Client: A Workshop on Compassion."
About this Workshop
Social service workers often face the dual challenge of extending compassion to their clients while managing their own stress and emotional well-being. This workshop uses experiential learning to address these interconnected needs holistically.
Part 1 - The Compassionate Self: The first part of the workshop focuses on self-compassion, a crucial yet often overlooked element for professionals in emotionally demanding roles. Participants will learn practical techniques to cultivate self-compassion, understand its necessity, and develop a sustainable self-care routine.
Part 2 - Compassion for Clients: The second hour explores effective methods for extending compassion to clients without experiencing emotional exhaustion. It provides strategies for setting healthy boundaries while maintaining a strong connection with those in your care.
The workshop offers practical tools and techniques designed to balance the expression of compassion for oneself and for others. It aims to introduce participants to the skills they need for an emotionally sustainable worklife, grounded in their own innate human capacity for compassion.
About the Facilitators:
- Tsering Somo has 30+ years of experience working for community and not-for-profit organizations in Canada and internationally in strategic, operational planning, and program management. This year Tsering is on a year-long sabbatical leave from her work at YWCA Toronto. She has been a Vipassana, placement and analytical meditation practitioner for over 13 years. Tsering was certified to teach Compassion Cultivation Training (CCT) in 2019. She is also an instructor, teaching the "Mindfulness for Compassionate End of Life" course through the University of Toronto’s School of Continuing Studies.
- Dan D'Agostino's journey into the heart of compassion began long before his certification as a teacher of Compassion Cultivation Training (CCT) in 2019. Now a dedicated Coach for the CCT Teacher Training program at the Compassion Institute, Dan draws on over 20 years of contemplative practice to guide others in their quest for compassion and connection. His teaching is both experiential and transformative, offering a unique blend of meditation techniques and practical insights that help individuals cultivate genuine compassion for themselves and others. Discover more about Dan and his work at https://compassiontoronto.ca/
*Registration deadline: September 25, 2024
If you have any questions, please contact Caley Cross at ccross@ocasi.org