Being a foster/adoptive parent and/or serving those with trauma is not easy! It is all consuming! Participants will learn about compassion fatigue including the symptoms, prevention, and steps to overcome compassion fatigue. Participants will learn specific strategies on how to keep your sanity when chaos erupts around you. Learning how to utilize mindfulness skills, grounding skills and taking one day at a time can help us to keep our sanity when you feel like throwing in the towel. Dr. Adams will share from his own experiences as a single adoptive parent on how he has managed to keep his sanity when he felt like giving up.