Speaker Information
Barbara has presented to over 1,000 organizations since 1991, including corporations, state and national associations, and non-profits. As a Board-Certified Expert in Traumatic Stress and Diplomate with the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress, she helps leaders retain employees who struggling with empathic distress and gives audiences practical wellness strategies. Barbara received a Bachelor of Science in psychology and a Master of Arts degree in community health, with a concentration in thanatology, both from Brooklyn College.
Barbara is the author of, But I Didn’t Say Goodbye: Helping Families After a Suicide (3ed). (2020), and the 30-hour CE course for Nurses, Loss, Grief, and Bereavement: Helping Individuals Cope (4ed), Western Schools. Barbara wrote the CE course for healthcare professionals, COVID-19 Loss, Grief, and Bereavement (2020), sold through Elite Healthcare. Since 2003, Barbara has been a consultant for the U.S. Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime (OVCTTAC). Barbara co-authored the OVCTTAC Training Curriculum, Compassion Fatigue. She is a contributing writer to Thin Threads: Grief and Renewal; Fresh Grief; Coaching for Results; and Keys to a Good Life.
You have seen her work in Newsweek magazine, Family Circle, Health magazine, Shape magazine, FOX Business, TODAY, and others.
GRC SESSION: BUILDING A BRIDGE OF RESILIENCE ON A FABULOUS FOUNDATION
You’ve probably heard of the value of trauma-informed practices, but did you know there’s practices that mitigate your own burnout, compassion fatigue, and vicarious trauma? We're talking, about being vicarious trauma-informed!
Barbara's session at the Grantee Renewal Conference will focus on lessening the impact of burnout, compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many professionals have increased levels of occupational stress and are experiencing issues with safety and security, leaving them with feelings of anxiety, uncertainty distress, and grief. As life begins to shift back to a more normal routine, the need to build our resilience is more important than ever.
Participants will recognize ways to foster career resilience through 8 FABULOUS pillars: 1. Flexibility, 2. Attitude, 3. Boundaries, 4. Understanding job satisfaction, 5. Laughter, 6. Optimism, 7. United, and 8. Self-compassion. By the end of this program, participants will recognize the influence of wellness, work-life balance, and meaning making, to manage work-related stress.
Objectives. Participants will be able to:
- Recognize the effects of burnout, compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma.
- Use techniques that match one’s strength to build career resilience.
- Select ways to make meaning of a stressful career.
Meet Keynote Speaker, Barbara Rubel
Griefworks Center, Inc.
Barbara Rubel, MA, BCETS, DAAET, is a subject matter expert and nationally recognized keynote speaker who is passionate about helping organizations learn practical strategies of wellbeing and work-life balance. Barbara motivates audiences to build career resilience through the lens of traumatic grief-informed and vicarious trauma-informed care. Her programs help mental health teams, healthcare leaders, and victim service providers in trauma-informed organizations, manage workplace chronic stressors.
