Course curriculum

    1. Welcome

    1. Introduction

    2. Compassion fatigue

    3. Burnout

    4. Stress

    5. An example of stress at an organization

    6. Individual strategies to cope with compassion fatigue, burnout and stress

    7. Building resilience

    8. Watch: Caring for self while caring for others: Compassion fatigue to resilience

    9. Additional resources

    10. Conclusion and References

    1. Introduction

    2. The impacts of good vs. poor psychological health and safety in the workplace

    3. Organizational culture

    4. Psychological and social support

    5. Psychological safety in action: Supportive staff and programs

    6. Conclusion and References

    1. Introduction

    2. Rights of the employee and duty of the employer(s)

    3. When to disclose your personal health needs

    4. If you choose to have a conversation about mental health

    5. Psychological safety in action: Communication

    6. How leaders can create a safe environment for mental health conversations

    7. Conclusion and References

About this course

  • 24 lessons

  • Made for brain injury associations

    This course is designed for brain injury associations, framing these topics in familiar settings to make learning more relevant to you.

  • Expert information, your pace

    Don't worry about losing progress or finishing it all in on go. Engage with expert, evidence-based information at the pace that works for you.

  • Practical tools you can use

    Access resources for further learning, as well as guides, templates and tools you can put into practice at your own organization.

About the CBIAN courses

Brain Injury Canada is grateful to have received a Community Services Recovery Fund grant, which has allowed us to develop complimentary educational resources for brain injury associations. These courses will enable brain injury organizations to act proactively to modernize and adapt through supporting their staff, volunteers and boards of directors. Each course provides tangible learnings that can be implemented into organizational governance, program development, assessment and evaluation and improve the inclusivity of the organizations, as well as developing the skills of the individual learners.

Disclaimer: These courses are designed specifically for brain injury associations. Please do not share this link outside of your staff/volunteer network.