The Cost of Caring? Strategies for Staying Well in High Stress and Trauma-Exposed Helping Work
Toronto Bridlewood Employment & Social Services and Client Special Services Unit, December 2025
Slides
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Handouts
Resources Mentioned in the Workshop
Why we’re not doing ‘toxic positivity’
988 - Canada’s 24hr Suicide Prevention Hotline
Kitchen Table Wisdom by Dr. Rachel Naomi Remen
The State of Mental Health in Canada 2024 (CMHA Report)
The Burnout Challenge (book) by Christina Maslach
Reducing Secondary Traumatic Stress: Skills for Sustaining a Career in the Helping Professions (book) by Brian C. Miller
Coming Home to Secondary Traumatic Stress by Francoise Mathieu (article)
Workplace Strategies for Mental Health
Low-Impact Debriefing Protocol
Self-Compassion practices by Dr. Kristin Neff
Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself and The Set Boundaries Workbook by Nedra Glover Tawwab