Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Protective and Compensatory Experiences (PACEs) and their implications for counselors. This course offers a mix of reading and video presentations to walk you through the basics of ACEs and PACEs and how counselors can use PACEs to offset the impact of ACEs. Learning Objectives: - Participants will be able to identify ways that ACEs and PACEs can impact clients. - Participants will be able to recognize the link between ACEs and mental health. - Participants will be able to formulate strategies to promote PACEs for clients. - Participants will be able to summarize what effective supports for individuals who have ACEs looks like.
Ableism is discrimination or prejudice against people with disabilities, often rooted in the belief that "typical" abilities are superior, and that disabled people are less valuable or need to be "fixed." Counselors have an obligation to make sure they are knowledgeable about ableism and it's impacts on their clients.
This bundle includes ACEs and PACEs: Implications for Counselors, Understanding and Overcoming Compassion Fatigue, and Ableism: What Counselors Need to Know.
What is compassion fatigue and why should counselors be aware of it? This course goes over the basics of compassion fatigue, its causes and symptoms, and strategies for prevention and management.