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Lacey Chapter Meeting

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In-Person
Category: Chapter Meeting, Lacey Chapter
08/20/2025
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
MyMedSupplies – Community Room
6149 Martin Way East, Lacey, WA 98516, USA

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Connect and grow with your community! Meet us in Lacey for free lunch, valuable networking opportunities with local providers and affiliates, and earn CE credits while gaining insights to boost efficiency in your AFH!

Presentation Topic:

How to Balance Compassion with Boundaries to Sustain Quality Care

Presented by Tara DuBois, C.N.A, Owner, of Butterflies R Us Mobile Training

Description:

  1. Compassionate Presence

    • Understand the emotional needs of those in care.

    • Practice deep listening and empathy without taking on others’ suffering.

  2. Professional Boundaries

    • Learn how to say no with care.

    • Prevent burnout by maintaining a healthy emotional distance.

  3. Self-Care as a Responsibility

    • Recognize that your well-being directly impacts your ability to give quality care.

    • Identify practical self-care strategies that can be done during or after shifts.

  4. Resilience and Emotional Regulation

    • Build emotional resilience to deal with grief, frustration, or attachment.

    • Learn techniques like brief mindfulness, breathing, and emotional check-ins

1.0 CEU available to all AFH Council members who attend.

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