I would like to recommend Karl LaRowe without reservation as an acclaimed and sought after professional speaker, author and consultant whose collaboration with our company has been a tremendous asset. Our company contracts nationally with dozens of expert speakers and authors, training thousands of professionals nationwide and the reviews and feedback Karl receives are some of the very best in the company. Attendees at Karl’s seminars often cite his knowledge, wit, charm and compassion when applauding his effectiveness as an instructor. Karl creates an optimum environment for learning through his tremendous ability to connect with an audience and relate his clinical experience.

I want to personally thank you for your support and participation in the Family Advocacy Program Worldwide Conference 27-31 August 2007. The attendee’s evaluations indicated that your presentation was well received and appreciated. The presentation provided invaluable information to be incorporated in our service to Soldiers and Families. We truly appreciate your support and look forward to working with you in the future.

On behalf of the Fleet and Family Readiness Program, I want to personally thank you for addressing “Compassion Fatigue: Dis-ease of the 21 st Century” at the 2008 Counseling,
Advocacy and Prevention (CAP) Conference held in Ontario, California, 12-15 August 2008. With your assistance, we were able to reach the goal of providing the latest clinical practice information for Navy providers.

Mr. LaRowe’s workshop on Compassion Fatigue offered an outstanding opportunity, for care providers not only at the VA but also in our local community, to understand the need for self-care. It is very important to be able to process and eliminate repressed trauma that we store in our bodies each day.

I had the fortunate opportunity to attend a great seminar called Compassion Fatigue lead by Karl LaRowe, M.A., LCSW which was sponsored by our local VA Medical Center. Not many trainings have take-home tools as immediately rewarding as Mr. LaRowe’s. I know I take home less tension at the end of the day by practicing the techniques I learned in the training. I view Mr. LaRowe as an educational resource and consultant who can touch VA staff in ways that ‘head talk’ cannot do. His depth of knowledge is strong and he truly understands his topic and how to help others.

On behalf of the Department of Corrections and the Sex Offender Program Action Committee (SOPAC) I want to thank you for your presentation on ‘Compassion Fatigue’ at the Annual SOPAC conference. With you as our closing speaker, and with this particular topic, I feel that we have raised the standard even higher for our conference. Not only did people comment on how important this topic is but many of them stated that they felt your presentation was the best at the conference.

Your presentation was fascinating and beneficial, not just to the Project Respond team but to me as a police officer. The topics that you presented are pertinent to law enforcement as well as social workers. You have valuable information to share and I encourage people to sign up for your training.

Your unique perspective as an LCSW who has done his share of frontline work, and your training in martial arts was delightful, energizing and educational. The discussions about the dynamics involved in working with severely compromised persons, combined with relaxation and centering techniques, were extremely beneficial and insightful to all of us. We have continued to discuss, practice, and incorporate what we learned from your workshop into our day to day routine.

I am writing this letter to express our appreciation for your workshop on Compassion Fatigue provided April 11, 2006 for over 100 first responders to the victims and survivor of Katrina in Gulfport, Mississippi. Your workshop provided valuable and needed information on how to recognize and manage the mental and emotional exhaustion that often accompanies working day in and day out with disaster survivors while at the same time, for many responders dealing with their own personal loss. As our feedback from participants indicate, they found the workshop very relevant, useful and immediately applicable. The specific tools and hands on exercises were especially appreciated.

I highly recommend Karl LaRowe as an informative and effective presenter and workshop leader. His ability to create an atmosphere of safety and trust from which he provides
insight, energy and specific methods will be beneficial for any social worker who works in a high stress position.

Thank you for the outstanding training that you did for our agency. All participants rated you at the highest level of excellent. Your presentation style has a mix of informative and practical which keeps your audience intrigued.