Speaker(s):
Presentation: Is your bucket empty? Do you need replenished? You pay an emotional price for doing the work that you do. Some of us hear difficult stories daily and are frequently exposed to traumatic details from the individuals, families and co-workers we are working with. We are not always able to help everyone who comes to us for help – the demands often outweigh what we can offer. Compassion fatigue has been called “a disorder that affects those who do their work well” (Figley, 1994). The level of compassion fatigue staff experience can ebb and flow. Even very healthy staff with optimal life/work balance and self-care strategies can experience compassion fatigue. Conference attendees will improve their understanding of compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma, burn out and moral distress. Attendees will identify their signs and symptoms of compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma and learn specific tools and hands-on resources to increase health and resiliency.
Objectives:
- Review the definitions of compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma, burn out and moral distress
- Identify the signs and symptoms of compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma, burn out and moral distress
- Utilize hands-on tools and resources for building resiliency
Slides and Handouts:
Glidden_Compassion Fatigue Resources4-18CR
Glidden_EFFECTIVE ORGANIZATIONAL& individual STRATEGIES FOR ADDRESSING COMPASSION FATIGUECR
Glidden_CFT VT – Signs and SymptomsCR
Glidden_one page R3 CF journal