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This workshop will be designed for school leaders, administrators, counseling staff, and teachers in general in international schools to address the critical issue of vicarious trauma and compassion fatigue among counselors, safeguarding teams and leaders. It will explore how these conditions affect counselors, safeguarding teams and leaders' well-being and their professional efficacy, and provide actionable strategies for leadership and for personal empowerment to support and mitigate these challenges effectively.

The workshop will explore the understanding Vicarious Trauma and Compassion Fatigue, the Impact on Counselors/safeguarding teams/leaders and Schools, the consequences for Students and School Environment, the leadership’s Role in Prevention and Support and some ideas on how to develop a Comprehensive Support Systems.

Outcomes

1. Attendees will gain a comprehensive understanding of what vicarious trauma and compassion fatigue are, including their symptoms, effects, and underlying causes. The context is specific for International Schools.
2. Attendees will develop and implement effective strategies and practices to prevent and manage vicarious trauma and compassion fatigue within their counseling teams in International Schools.
3. The attendees will explore the  development of a Comprehensive Support System for counseling teams in International Schools.

Schools are in an ongoing process of self-evaluation and improvement, and the majority of those improvement efforts ultimately impact students - hopefully for the better.  But how often do we involve students in the change management process?  When we do, how impactful are their contributions?  

This session will explore practical strategies for giving students not just a voice, but genuinely meaningful roles in designing and implementing change. Student co-presenters will share their firsthand experiences with how this approach is used at Seoul International School, which has led to a greater sense of student ownership over improvement initiatives and investment in ensuring that changes are implemented successfully.

Outcome:
Introduction to principles / stages of change management, strategies for including students in these principles / stages, insight into the benefits from a student perspective