CFAP Speaking Engagements
CFAP Founder Patricia Smith has presented to live audiences extensively since 2002, working with organizations and businesses across the country from all of the helping professions. She has provided compassion fatigue awareness presentations, resources, and consulting to thousands of caregivers working in animal welfare, veterinary medicine, mental and behavioral health, healthcare, biomedical research, social work, education, law enforcement, chaplaincy, elder care, and many others.
Patricia's in-person speaking engagements range from conference keynote presentations to audiences of 250+ attendees to multi-day training events and workshops lasting from 2-6 hours each day. She also now offers a live virtual webinar presentation covering the same material and resources. Her basic presentation includes defining compassion fatigue, stress and burnout, their symptoms and causes, and strategies to promote wellness. Due to the aftereffects of Covid, she now includes a training pod on loss and grief. Resources are also included encouraging participants to expand and deepen their knowledge of compassion fatigue, stress, and burnout.
Patricia has also provided commentary for numerous podcasts and articles, and is available for interview. As the author of five books on the subject of compassion fatigue, stress, and burnout, she is also available to write articles for publications, short pieces for newsletters, and create written content for other health-related resources.
If you would like to discuss the possibility of a speaking engagement, workshop training, webinar, interview, or writing assignment, please use our contact form. Patricia will work with your and your organization directly to develop the best approach to your needs and present information that best suits your participants or audience.
Patricia's in-person speaking engagements range from conference keynote presentations to audiences of 250+ attendees to multi-day training events and workshops lasting from 2-6 hours each day. She also now offers a live virtual webinar presentation covering the same material and resources. Her basic presentation includes defining compassion fatigue, stress and burnout, their symptoms and causes, and strategies to promote wellness. Due to the aftereffects of Covid, she now includes a training pod on loss and grief. Resources are also included encouraging participants to expand and deepen their knowledge of compassion fatigue, stress, and burnout.
Patricia has also provided commentary for numerous podcasts and articles, and is available for interview. As the author of five books on the subject of compassion fatigue, stress, and burnout, she is also available to write articles for publications, short pieces for newsletters, and create written content for other health-related resources.
If you would like to discuss the possibility of a speaking engagement, workshop training, webinar, interview, or writing assignment, please use our contact form. Patricia will work with your and your organization directly to develop the best approach to your needs and present information that best suits your participants or audience.
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Speaking Engagements 2025 January 23, 2025 Wayside Waifs Webinar: Recognizing & Managing Compassion Fatigue in Animal Welfare 11:00 - 12:00 pm (CST) Kansas City, MO Not open to the public Speaking Engagements 2024 January 7 Longview Animal Care & Adoption Center Recognizing and Managing Compassion Fatigue in Animal Caregiving 12- 2 pm Longview, TX Not open to the public January 8 State of Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals 9: 11:30 am Recognizing and Managing Compassion Fatigue in the Legal Profession Dallas, TX Not open to the public March 13 Snohomish District County Court 7:45 - 8-45 am Recognizing and Managing Compassion Fatigue in the Legal Profession Everett, WA Not open to the public March 28 Episcopal Children's Services 11 - 12 pm (PST) Webinar: Recognizing and Managing Compassion Fatigue Jacksonvillle, Fl Not open to the public April 2 Interview with Leyana Magazine 10 am Saarbruken, Germany April 12 Animal Protection Society 12 - 1 pm Friday Harbor, WA Not open to the public April 16 King County Department of Community and Human Services 10 am - 12 pm Webinar: Recognizing & Managing Compassion Fatigue Seattle, WA Not open to the public May 3-4 Animal Welfare Retreat Rescuing the Rescuer Retreat Cedar Springs Lodge Sedro-Wooley, WA To learn more and register: www.kindnessrescue.com May 5 Washington Association of Naturopathic Physicians Virtual: Recognizing and Managing Compassion Fatigue in Healthcare Everett, WA May 30 Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District 8:30-9:30 am Webinar: Recognizing and Managing Compassion Fatigue in Education Palmer, Alaska Not open to the public November 5 Goodwill Industries of Kentucky 8 am - 9 am (PST) Webinar: Recognizing and Managing Compassion Fatigue Danville, Kentucky Not open to the public Speaking Engagements 2023 January 12 Animal Place 1:00 -2:00 pm (PST) Webinar: Recognizing & Managing Compassion Fatigue in Animal Caregiving Grass Valley, CA March 6 National Oceanic & Atmospheric Association (NOAA) Webinar: The Cost of Caring: Consequences of being passionate about your work and how to identify and manage the effects 11:00 - 12:30 pm (EST) Greater Altanic Fisheries Gloucester, MA March 14 King County Superior Court Family Court Services Webinar: Recognizing & Managing Compassion Fatigue 10 - 11:00 am (PST) Seattle, WA March 24 Burlington Animal Services Webinar: Recognizing & Managing Compassion Fatigue in Animal Caregiving 12:30-1:30 pm (EST) Burlington, NC June 6 & 7 APD /AAA Case Management Conference State of Oregon Department of Human Services Presentation #1: Recognizing & Managing Compassion Fatigue Presentation #2: Navigating the Path from Loss and Grief to Wellness Salem Convention Center Salem, OR June 26 Clinical Preceptorship Training US Navy Webinar: Compassion Satisfaction: Navigating the Path to Wellness 9 - 10:30 am (PST) Admiral Baker Club, San Diego August 18 Tennessee Independent College and University Association (TICUA) Convocation Renew Your Compassion: Discover Balance in Taking Care of Students and Taking Care of Yourself 10:00 - 11:00 am (EST) Motlow State Community College Tullahoma, TN October 9 Whidbey Animals' Improvement Foundation 2 pm - 3:00 pm Recognizing and Managing Compassion Fatigue in Animal Caregiving Ellery Cramer Family Animal Shelter Coupeville, WA Not open to the public November 14 Immigrantarc 9:30 -10:30 am (PST) Webinar: Recognizing and Managing Compassion Fatigue in the Legal Profession Albany, NY Not open to the public November 16 Nursing Interview More Information to follow November 26 The Dancing Cat 10:30 am - 12:30 pm Recognizing and Managing Compassion Fatigue in Cat Sheltering San Jose, CA Not open to the public November 29 UCSF School of Pharmacy Administrative Management Professionals (AMP) Mission Bay Campus/Mission Hall 12:00 - 1:00 pm Renew Your Compassion: Discover Balance Taking Care of Others While Taking Care of You San Francisco, CA 2022 Speaking Engagements January 26 Webinar: Recognizing and Managing Compassion Fatigue Blue Cross/Blue Shield Minnesota, sponsored by Blue-Plus - Eagan, Minnesota 12:00 - 1:00 pm (CST) Not open to the public. February 23 Webinar: Recognizing and Managing Compassion Fatigue in the Workplace Crisis Prevention Institute, Professional Enrichment Seminars - Milwaukee, WI 11:45 am - 1:15 p.m. (CST) Not open to the public. February 24 Webinar: Stress, Burnout and Compassion Fatigue in the Workplace Blue Cross/Blue Shield Minnesota, sponsored by Blue-Plus - Eagan, Minnesota 12:00 - 1:00 pm (CST) Not open to the public. March 30 Webinar: Trauma and Covid-19: Strategies for Post-Covid Recovery Blue Cross/Blue Shield Minnesota, sponsored by Blue-Plus - Eagan, Minnesota 12:00 - 1:00 pm (CST) Not open to the public. April 4 Webinar and Panel Discussion: Combatting Compassion Fatigue & Community Burnout Community Club - https://community.club 10:00 - 10:30 am (PST) Open to Community Club members. May 10 Webinar: Recognizing and Managing Compassion Fatigue in Healthcare Prime Healthcare, Prime Academy Hospital Week - New Jersey 11:00 am - 12:00 pm (PDT) Not open to the public. June 28 &30 Webinar: Recognizing and Managing Compassion Fatigue in Animal Caregiving St. Louis Zoo, St. Louis, MO 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm (PDT) Not open to the public July 15 Webinar: Recognizing and Managing Compassion Fatigue in Caregiving Life House Agency, San Rafael, CA 11:00 am - 12:30 pm (PDT) Not open to the public July 29 Podcast Interview Daughterhood The Podcast for Family Caregivers 1:00 - 2:00 pm (EST) September 13 Webinar: Recognizing and Managing Compassion Fatigue in Education Farmingdale State University, Farmingdale, NY 8-9 am (PDT) Not open to the public November 8 Webinar: Recognizing and Managing Compassion Fatigue in Education Lausanne Collegiate School Memphis, TN 38120 7-8 pm (CST) Not open to the public CONTACT US TO BOOK AHEAD FOR Fall/Winter 2022 AND 2023. Past Speaking Engagements (2021) Tuesday, January 5 Webinar: When Caring Too Much Can Hurt: Compassion Fatigue for Youth and Family Therapist Social Advocates for Youth (SAY) Not open to the public. Wednesday, January 13 Webinar: Recognizing and Managing Compassion Fatigue End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) / Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) National Certification Corporation (Nursing) Not open to the public. Tuesday, January 19 Webinar: The High Cost of Caring: Compassion Fatigue in Caregiving The Park Danforth Assisted Living Not open to the public. Thursday, March 4 Webinar: Recognizing & Managing Compassion Fatigue Pepper’s Personal Assistants - Seattle, WA Not open to the public. Tuesday, March 9 Webinar: Recognizing & Managing Compassion Fatigue Keynote 8:00am-9:00am (PDT) Immunize Nevada Conference - Reno, NV Open to the public. Wednesday, March 17 Webinar: Recognizing & Managing Compassion Fatigue Milwaukee Area Technical College - Milwaukee, WI Not open to the public. Tuesday, March 30 Webinar: Recognizing & Managing Compassion Fatigue Animal Concepts Forum - Madrid, Spain 11:00am-1:00pm (PDT) Open to the public. Wednesday, April 21 Webinar: Recognizing & Managing Compassion Fatigue The Whole Child - Los Angeles County - Whittier, CA Not open to the public. Wednesday, May 19 Webinar: Recognizing & Managing Compassion Fatigue Metro Care Services - Dallas, TX Not open to the public. Thursday, May 20 Webinar: Recognizing & Managing Compassion Fatigue Counsel of Nephrology Social Workers Northwest States Virtual Conference - Arlington, WA Not open to the public. Wednesday, June 16 Webinar: Recognizing & Managing Compassion Fatigue Colleges and Universities Professional Association for Human Resources Minnesota and Wisconsin Regional Conference - Milwaukee, WI Not open to the public. Tuesday, June 22 Interview with CFAP Founder Patricia Smith Thru The Undertow Podcast Not open to the public. Wednesday, July 14 Webinar: Recognizing & Managing Compassion Fatigue KidsPeace Clinical Café - Critical Incident Response Team - Schnecksville, PA Not open to the public. Wednesday, July 21 Webinar: Recognizing & Managing Compassion Fatigue KidsPeace - Schnecksville, PA Not open to the public. Tuesday, November 16, 2021 Webinar: Recognizing & Managing Compassion Fatigue Lausanne Learning - Memphis, TN Not open to the public. |
**Since March 2020, when Covid-19 was officially labeled a global pandemic and travel restrictions were put in place, all of Patricia's in-person workshops, keynotes, and trainings have been reimagined and rescheduled as webinars. This shift to virtual presentations has proven successful and we are continuing to provide the opportunity to continue to raise awareness and connect as a community, even when members of your organization are working remotely. The current comprehensive Powerpoint webinar presented live, but virtually, provides participants with the same content as an in-person presentation in half the time and at less cost to your organization. Going forward, Patricia’s speaking engagements will in many cases be offered as a choice of in-person presentation or live webinar.**
Select past speaking engagements include:
- California Sexual Assault Investigators Association/California Clinical Forensic Medical Training Center Joint Training Conference, Pismo Beach, CA
- National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, England
- Wisconsin Veterinary Association Conference., Madison, WI
- Behavioral Health Association, Lake Ozark, MO
- Second Harvest Food Bank, San Jose, CA
- Missouri Center for Nursing, Columbia, MO
- US Forest Service, Washington. DC
- Christian Hospital, St. Louis, MO
- St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City MO
- Texas Association for Hostage Negotiators Conference, San Antonio, TX
- Sonoma Humane Society/Canine Companions for Independence, Santa Rosa, CA
- University of Tennessee, Department of Veterinary Social Work, Knoxville, TN
- Kaiser Permanente Nursing Research Project, Oakland, CA
- Ed-U-CARE Compassion Fatigue Symposium, Dallas, TX
- Humboldt County Office of Education, Eureka, CA
- California Veterinary Medicine Association Leadership Forum, Sacramento, CA
- National Conference on Campus Sexual Assault and Violence, University of California, Berkeley, CA
- TEDx: Quality of Life, Friday Harbor, WA