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Caring with Compassion Taking care of ourselves is essential for the unique role we play as a Child Abuse Medical Professional. When we are fully present with ourselves and practice what we need for our own well-being, only then can we be fully present for the children and families we care for. This course is an opportunity to pause, reflect, and expand your self-knowledge and perspective. Becoming more rooted in your role through deepening your understanding of compassion in your work, will allow the growth of your branches toward their highest potential. The Caring with Compassion course can be completed all at once, or at your own pace. In addition, there is a 12-minute Trauma Sensitive Yoga Chair Practice video which offers a present-moment somatic experience to begin to address secondary traumatic stress that is often held in the body. This is an accessible practice with no prior experience necessary, and can be done at home or at work. 
Mandy A. O’Hara, MD, MPH, TCTSY-F, is a board certified child abuse pediatrician, an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Columbia University Medical Center and a CHAMP Mentor. She is a published researcher on the topics of child neglect, physical abuse, secondary traumatic stress and provider well-being, and has created education materials regarding Trauma-Informed Care. She also leads regional and national efforts in medical provider wellness. As a long-standing yoga and meditation practitioner and Reiki Master, she brings a holistic view to her work from a lens of compassion for all. She is a certified Facilitator of Trauma Sensitive Yoga and has been offering this practice to address medical workplace traumatic stress. Her narrative medicine essays, which reflect compassion in her work, can be found on LITMED, an online magazine for arts and literature in medicine.
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