Barbara Rubel

Barbara Rubel, keynote speaker and author, was accepted into Newsweek Expert Forum, an invitation-only community for pioneering thinkers and industry leaders.

Barbara Rubel was hand-selected to join the community based on her proven expertise in burnout, compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma, and loss in the workplace. As a member, Barbara was part of a curated network of thought leaders from a broad range of influential industries and professions who share unique insights and analysis with one another and publish thought-provoking content.

Scott Gerber, founder of Newsweek Expert Forum, says, “We are honored to accept Barbara Rubel into the Newsweek Expert Forum. When experts gather in curated, private settings, they can share advice and build trusted relationships that further their mutual success. Barbara brings important insights for leaders who want to create employee wellbeing and resilience to this community.”

From Empathic Distress to Compassion Satisfaction

Barbara Rubel is a leading authority on compassion fatigue, empathic distress, burnout, secondary traumatic stress and vicarious trauma.

Announcing the Winner of the GHP Mental Health Awards

Barbara Rubel – Vicarious Trauma Keynote Speaker

Essential Worker Mental Health Thought-Leader of the Year 2022

Why book speaker Barbara Rubel?

• As a dynamic keynote speaker and trainer, Barbara motivates trauma-informed professionals to manage trauma-related employment stress and build their resilience.
• Barbara Rubel provides actionable and doable takeaways in her keynotes and trainings for creating a vicarious trauma-informed workplace.
• Barbara Rubel shares her successful strategies to manage empathic strain, compassion fatigue, burnout, secondary trauma and vicarious trauma through her keynotes and interactive workshops.
• Barbara’s unique experience as a thanatologist, makes her a knowledgeable speaker about the impact of COVID, loss and turnover in trauma-informed workplaces.

KEYNOTE BY SPEAKER BARBARA RUBEL

FABULOUS Framework for Wellness                                       

When working with those who have faced adverse experiences, a professional can experience vicarious trauma. Closely related terms include compassion fatigue, empathic distress and secondary traumatic stress. Being that professionals can be negatively impacted by trauma work, vicarious trauma-informed care is paramount in supporting them and providing better service to those who they help. Although regular supervision, peer support, and an organizational culture validate vicarious trauma, Barbara’s FABULOUS framework is an acronym that focuses on self-efficacy and coping strategies. Through fun activities, participants will explore career resiliency, wellness, work-life integration, self-care and how to put their character strengths into practice. At the conclusion of this interactive program, participants will identify key protective factors in managing trauma-related employment stress based on evidence based practices and lessons learned.