The Great Lakes MHTTC offers this training for behavioral health professionals in HHS Region 5: IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, and WI. This session is offered in partnership with the Ohio Association of County Behavioral Health Authorities in response to a need identified by Region 5 stakeholders.
The emotional strain of working in the educational and other helping professions can cause burnout, compassion fatigue, and vicarious trauma. This has an impact on staff turnover, effectiveness, and professional/personal lives. Without effective coping mechanisms, teachers and helpers can become frustrated, overwhelmed, and immobilized. This two-hour training will be led by Eileen Russo, MA, LADC.
Eileen M. Russo, MA, LADC is a licensed addiction counselor, a certified clinical supervisor, and an advanced certified addiction/co-occurring disorders (AADC) professional who has worked in the addiction and mental health field for the past thirty-five years. Ms. Russo is a professor and program coordinator for the Drug and Alcohol Recovery Counselor program with Gateway Community College, New Haven, CT. Ms. Russo has co-authored articles on the integration of trauma-specific services into substance abuse treatment and is a co-author of the curriculum Healing Trauma: A Brief Intervention for Women by Dr. Stephanie Covington. Full bio.
