
Trauma and Caregiving: Risk and Protective Factors
Activity Description
Caregiving can be physically, emotionally and financially challenging (ACL, 2022; Sullivan & Miller, 2015). Healthcare providers are also caregivers (Sullivan & Miller, 2015). This presentation aims to define the role of the caregiver, highlight the challenges of being a caregiver, focus on risk and protective factors associated with trauma and caregiving, and highlight tools to support caregivers to effectively care for themselves, to ensure they can best care for their patients and/or the care receiver.
Target Audience
Learning Objectives
Define caregiving and the role of caregivers
Identify and explain the relationship between caregiver trauma and care receiver trauma
Discuss the role of the healthcare team to support caregivers
Distinguish vicarious and secondary trauma and how it impacts caregivers
Choose one option for caregiver support that you will implement or research this month
| Name | Role | Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships with Ineligible Company |
|---|---|---|
Shelby Schroeder Social Worker | Planner | No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose |
Emily Luft Social Worker | Planner & Speaker | No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose |
Mary Mogg-Postle Social Worker | Planner & Speaker | No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose |
Byanka Romero-Williams Nurse | Planner | No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose |
Kari Muskopf Occupational Therapist | Other licensed training | Planner | No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose |
Mandy Lin Other | Other non-licensed training | Planner | No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose |
Cara Rossi Social Worker | Planner & Speaker | No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose |
Tamiko Foster Physician | Planner | No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose |
Chris Hoover Nurse | Independent Reviewer | No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose |
Disclosures of relevant financial relationships
In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education's (ACCME) Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, Centene Institute for Advanced Health Education (Centene Institute) requires all those in control of educational content to disclose their financial relationships with ineligible companies within the prior 24 months. Ineligible companies are defined by the ACCME as companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling or distributing health care products used by or on patients. Individuals must disclose all financial relationships, regardless of the amount, with ineligible companies and regardless of their view of the relevance of the relationship to the education. Centene Institute ensures that the content is independent of commercial bias.
None of the Centene Institute staff members have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.


Available Credit
- 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 1.50 ANCC
- 1.50 IPCE
Since CE boards may have changes in requirements, it is the responsibility of the attendee to verify with their boards if they accept the CEs being offered.
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