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Research & Professional Development

Prevention

Research and Professional Development 7 - Stress Management for the Patient in the Mirror: Building Resiliency to Combat Compassion Fatigue

Saturday, November 16, 2024
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM EST
Location: Franklin 9, Level 4, Downtown Marriott
Earn 1.5 Credit
Keywords: Compassion / Empathy, Professional Development, Stress
Level of Familiarity: Basic to Moderate
Recommended Readings: Mathieu, F. (2007). Running on empty: compassion fatigue for helping professionals. Rehab & Community Care Medicine.  www.compassionfatigue.ca,   Resilience: the Power Skill of the 2021 Workplace. (2021). https://www.findcourses.com/prof-dev/resilience-power-skill-view-20533?utm_source=pop-up&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=resilience-white-paper&__ca__chat=yjyfp9lmjdyu,   Singh, J., Karanika-Murray, M., Baguley, T., & Hudson, J. (2020). A Systematic Review of Job Demands and Resources Associated with Compassion Fatigue in Mental Health Professionals. International journal of environmental research and public health, 17(19), 6987. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17196987,   ,  
Charles Figley was the first to identify the term compassion fatigue. His theory defines compassion fatigue as “a state of exhaustion and dysfunction, biologically, physiologically, and emotionally, as a result of prolonged exposure to compassion stress.”
In this course we are aiming to educate mental health professionals on what compassion fatigue consists of, how to recognize the signs, how to develop resiliency and create a self-care plan so that we can come back to compassion satisfaction.

Learning Objectives:

At the end of this session, the learner will be able to:
  1. Identify and learn the signs of compassion fatigue.
  2. Recognize how compassion fatigue may be affecting themselves and their practice.
  3. Build resiliency skills.
  4. Create a self-care plan.
  5. Come back to why they chose to pursue a career in the helping profession.