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Charles R. Figley - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Compassion Fatigue Resilience
    Oxford Handbooks Online, 2017
    Co-Authors: Charles R. Figley, Kathleen Regan Figley
    Abstract:

    Drawing on more than 48 years of experience working with Compassionate people who were suffering, the authors discuss and illustrate the useful applications of the new Compassion Fatigue Resilience Model. Briefly reviewing the relevant research and theoretical literature, they point to the common findings that human service workers frequently forget about their own workplace comforts and are often unaware of the heavy price they pay in giving service to others. Several case studies illustrate what prompts efforts to build Compassion Fatigue resilience, and the life improvements that result when these efforts are successful. These improvements not only enhance the quality of human services by the workers; attention to their mental health needs leads to better worker health and morale, and sense of mutual support that extends their careers.

  • Treating Compassion Fatigue
    2013
    Co-Authors: Charles R. Figley
    Abstract:

    Section I: Contemporary Views and Findings Introduction: Treating Compassion Fatigue, Charles Figley 1. Diagnosis and Treatment of Helper Stresses Traumas and Illnesses, Paul Valent 2. The Trauma of Working with Traumatized Children, Tracy Woodard-Myers and Thomas A. Cornille 3. Stress Responses of Mental Health Workers Following Disaster: The Oklahoma City Bombing, David F. Wee and Diane Myers 4. Secondary Traumatic Stress in Case Managers Working in Community Mental Health Services, Lenore Meldrum, Robert King, and Darren Spooner 5. Measuring Compassion Satisfaction As Well As Fatigue: Developmental History of the Compassion Satisfaction and Fatigue Test, B. Hundall Stamm Section II: Treatment and Prevention Innovations 6. The Accelerated Recovery Program for Compassion Fatigue, Eric Gentry, Anna B. Baranowsky and Kathleen Dunning 7. Humor as a Moderator of Compassion Fatigue, Carmen C. Moran 8. The Silencing Response in Clinical Practice: On the Road to Dialogue, Anna B. Baranowsky 9. Trauma Treatment Training for Bosnian and Croation Mental Health Workers, Geoffry D. White 10. Strategies for Managing Disaster Mental Health Worker Stress Diane Myers and David F. Wee Epilogue, Charles R. Figley Index

  • Measuring Compassion Fatigue
    Clinical Social Work Journal, 2007
    Co-Authors: Brian E. Bride, Melissa Radey, Charles R. Figley
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    This manuscript provides practitioners a gateway into understanding assessment instruments for Compassion Fatigue. We first describe and then evaluate the leading assessments of Compassion Fatigue in terms of their reliability and their validity. Although different instruments have different foci, each described instrument measures at least one component of Compassion Fatigue. The final section discusses three factors in selecting a Compassion Fatigue measure: the assessment domain or aspect of Compassion Fatigue to be measured; simultaneous measurement, and; timeframe of what is being measured. Finally, we caution about interpreting scores since the measures were developed as screening devices.

  • Compassion Fatigue: psychotherapists' chronic lack of self care.
    Journal of clinical psychology, 2002
    Co-Authors: Charles R. Figley
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    Psychotherapists who work with the chronic illness tend to disregard their own self-care needs when focusing on the needs of clients. The article discusses the concept of Compassion Fatigue, a form of caregiver burnout among psychotherapists and contrasts it with simple burnout and countertransference. It includes a multi-factor model of Compassion Fatigue that emphasizes the costs of caring, empathy, and emotional investment in helping the suffering. The model suggests that psychotherapists that limiting Compassion stress, dealing with traumatic memories, and more effectively managing case loads are effective ways of avoiding Compassion Fatigue. The model also suggests that, to limit Compassion stress, psychotherapists with chronic illness need to development methods for both enhancing satisfaction and learning to separate from the work emotionally and physically in order to feel renewed. A case study illustrates how to help someone with Compassion Fatigue.

Dara Bourassa - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Compassion Fatigue and the adult protective services social worker.
    Journal of gerontological social work, 2009
    Co-Authors: Dara Bourassa
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    Compassion Fatigue is a relatively new term that describes the symptoms that are experienced by social workers and other helping professionals who work with clients experiencing trauma. This article defines the concept of Compassion Fatigue and relates Compassion Fatigue to Adult Protective Services (APS) social workers. It is proposed that APS social workers may be susceptible to the deleterious effects of Compassion Fatigue due to the nature of their work and environment. Suggestions for avoidance of Compassion Fatigue are also discussed, including self-care strategies and the need for continuing education regarding this phenomenon.

Cooper Jessica - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Compassion Fatigue among Pediatric Oncology Nurses
    The University of Arizona., 2019
    Co-Authors: Cooper Jessica
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    Purpose: To conduct an educational intervention to improve knowledge about Compassion Fatigue among pediatric oncology nurses at Phoenix Children’s Hospital (PCH). Background: Burnout, secondary traumatic stress, and decreased Compassion satisfaction contribute to Compassion Fatigue. Pediatric oncology nurses face stressful situations based on the unique care demands of children battling cancer such as complex treatment regimens, managing professional boundaries, providing emotional support. grief, and bereavement. Compassion Fatigue is a progressive process that can impact a nurse’s quality of life and contributes to decreased job satisfaction, performance, patient satisfaction, and turnover. Methods: A 20-minute educational PowerPoint presentation was presented on Compassion Fatigue to highlight what Compassion Fatigue is, signs and symptoms, and common triggers. There was also a handout provided with available resources at PCH that could be utilized to help with Compassion Fatigue. The Professional Quality of Life (ProQOL) scale was used to measure Compassion Fatigue and Compassion satisfaction levels and a pre- and post-test was completed to measure if an educational intervention improves nurse’s knowledge about Compassion Fatigue. Findings: The results showed that participants (n=30) knowledge significantly improved after the 20-minute educational intervention (p=0.001) with a mean score of 76.2% on the pre-test and a mean score of 95.4% on the post-test. In addition, nurses had a significant increase (p=0.0001) in the utilization of resources; prior to the intervention only seven participants (23.3%) utilized some of the available resources offered by PCH compared to 24 participants (80%) one-month post-intervention. However, there were no statistically significant changes in raw scores for the pre- and one-month post ProQOL survey (p > 0.05). Overall the participants viewed the class worthwhile and had positive things to say about the class. Implications: The results of this study showed that an educational intervention on Compassion Fatigue improved nurses knowledge about Compassion Fatigue, symptoms, common triggers, and available resources with improved utilization of available resources. Even with improved knowledge and utilization of resources, there was not a statistically significant difference in pre- and one-month post survey scores on Compassion satisfaction, burnout, and secondary traumatic stress. Future research could benefit from analyzing the long-term effects improved knowledge of Compassion Fatigue and the utilization of resources has on Compassion satisfaction and Fatigue

Mary T. Rourke - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Compassion Fatigue in Pediatric Palliative Care Providers
    Pediatric clinics of North America, 2007
    Co-Authors: Mary T. Rourke
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    The experience of Compassion Fatigue is an expected and common response to the professional task of routinely caring for children at the end of life. Symptoms of Compassion Fatigue often mimic trauma reactions. Implementing strategies that span personal, professional, and organizational domains can help protect health care providers from the damaging effects of Compassion Fatigue. Providing pediatric palliative care within a constructive and supportive team can help caregivers deal with the relational challenges of Compassion Fatigue. Finally, any consideration of the toll of providing pediatric palliative care must be balanced with a consideration of the parallel experience of Compassion satisfaction.

Richard D Roberts - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Personal factors related to Compassion Fatigue in health professionals.
    Anxiety stress and coping, 2013
    Co-Authors: Moshe Zeidner, Dafna Hadar, Gerald Matthews, Richard D Roberts
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    This study examines the role of some personal and professional factors in Compassion Fatigue among health-care professionals. Research participants included 182 (89 mental and 93 medical) health-care professionals who completed an assessment battery measuring Compassion Fatigue, emotion management, trait emotional intelligence, situation-specific coping strategies, and negative affect. Major findings indicate that both self-report “trait” emotional intelligence and ability-based emotion management are inversely associated with Compassion Fatigue; adaptive coping is inversely related to Compassion Fatigue; and differences exist between mental and medical professions in emotional intelligence, coping strategies, and negative affect. Furthermore, problem-focused coping appears to mediate the association between trait emotional intelligence and Compassion Fatigue. These findings shed light on the role of emotional factors in Compassion Fatigue among health-care professionals. Beyond enhancing our knowledge of...

  • personal factors related to Compassion Fatigue in health professionals
    Anxiety Stress and Coping, 2013
    Co-Authors: Moshe Zeidner, Dafna Hadar, Gerald Matthews, Richard D Roberts
    Abstract:

    This study examines the role of some personal and professional factors in Compassion Fatigue among health-care professionals. Research participants included 182 (89 mental and 93 medical) health-care professionals who completed an assessment battery measuring Compassion Fatigue, emotion management, trait emotional intelligence, situation-specific coping strategies, and negative affect. Major findings indicate that both self-report "trait" emotional intelligence and ability-based emotion management are inversely associated with Compassion Fatigue; adaptive coping is inversely related to Compassion Fatigue; and differences exist between mental and medical professions in emotional intelligence, coping strategies, and negative affect. Furthermore, problem-focused coping appears to mediate the association between trait emotional intelligence and Compassion Fatigue. These findings shed light on the role of emotional factors in Compassion Fatigue among health-care professionals. Beyond enhancing our knowledge of practitioners' professional quality of life, the current study serves as a basis for the early identification of groups of practitioners at risk for Compassion Fatigue.