STS-Understanding the Impact on Professionals in Trauma-Exposed Workplaces-M1-About STS

April 8, 2026

This training is part of NCTSN’s Secondary Traumatic Stress Module 1: Understanding the Impact on Professionals in Trauma-Exposed Workplaces. In this module we will review that Secondary Traumatic Stress (STS) is the emotional distress that results when an individual hears about the firsthand trauma experiences of another. For child-serving professionals who are exposed to details of traumatic events in the context of their work, STS is a common occupational hazard. If we know more about STS we become more STS-informed, the better prepared we are to mitigate and address STS as individuals and in our agencies. This training is Module 1 of 2 modules that are part of NCTSN’s Secondary Traumatic Stress: Understanding the Impact on Professionals in Trauma-Exposed Workplaces.

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Target Audience

Foster Care and Child Welfare professionals and stakeholders. Unlicensed and licensed behavioral health professionals including but not limited to, social workers, graduate-level counselors, therapists, and substance use professionals. Unlicensed and licensed health care professionals including, but not limited to, nurses.

Foster Parents, Kinship Parents, and Caregivers.

Practice Level: Beginner and/or Intermediate.

Learning Objectives

  • To learn about the risks associated with working with individuals who are suffering with traumatic stress symptoms.
  • To learn strategies to reduce the impact of secondary traumatic stress (STS) and support wellness in staff.
  • To understand how addressing STS is an ethical mandate for organizations and individuals working in trauma-exposed environments.
Course summary
Available credit (Listed in Hours): 
  • 1.50 Attendance/Participation
Course opens: 
03/13/2026
Course expires: 
04/22/2026
Event starts: 
04/08/2026 - 12:00pm CDT
Event ends: 
04/08/2026 - 1:30pm CDT
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Online
United States

Stan Waddell, MAMFC, MARE, LPC-S

No continuing education available for this event.

Available Credit (Listed in Hours)

  • 1.50 Attendance/Participation
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