Download or read book Exploring Compassion Fatigue Risk in Certified Child Life Specialists written by Bethany L. Fisackerly and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Within the pediatric health-care environment medical teams are becoming increasingly reliant on the efforts of certified child life specialists to decrease the stress for patients and their families. Research on related professions has revealed that engaging in therapeutic relationships with traumatized patients can place workers at risk for a condition called compassion fatigue. The present study explores how compassion fatigue, and related conditions, affects child life specialists, as well as identifying possible protective variables. One hundred and fifty four certified Child Life Specialists took an online survey that contained items measuring social support, self-care practices, and professional quality of life. Analyses revealed that risk levels for compassion fatigue in this field are comparable to related professions and that high levels of self care, social support and satisfaction in one's job (compassion satisfaction) are related to lower risk for compassion fatigue and other conditions. Implications of these findings for future research and in developing preventative measures are discussed.
Download or read book Compassion Fatigue Burnout and Clinical Supervision for the Child Life Specialist written by Margaret Kay Brinson and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the findings and implications of 2 surveys of child life specialists regarding compassion fatigue and burnout, and supervision.
Download or read book Exploring the Effects of Compassion Fatigue and Burnout on Nursing and Social Work Professions written by Andrew Lazo and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study was to explore existing literature on the effects of Compassion Fatigue (CF) and Burnout (BO) on the nurse and social work profession and identify effective interventions. Via a review of literature, 25 studies revealed that the lack of awareness of compassion fatigue, working with trauma survivors, constant exposure to people suffering, high caseloads, difficult work schedule, lack of social support and poor self-care were contributing factors to the development of both CF and BO in the nursing and social work practices. This literature review also revealed themes associating self-care practice, such as addressing one's psychological, physical, emotional and spiritual needs and compared its effectiveness in reducing symptoms of compassion fatigue and burnout to the Accelerated Recovery Program. Results of this study revealed that the Accelerated Recovery Program and certain self-care practices were found to be effective in reducing one's symptoms of compassion fatigue (CF) and burnout (BO). Possible implications of this research should concentrate on enhancing the quality of data collection through specific samples to identify the effectiveness of distinct self-care practices addressing CF and BO. Those in the healthcare industry may draw upon the knowledge presented to gain empathy of these factors that increase the risk of CF and BO to implement effective interventions to treat nurses and social workers, thus, improving their quality of care to their patients.
Download or read book Compassion Fatigue and Burnout in Nursing written by Vidette Todaro-Franceschi and published by Springer Publishing Company. This book was released on 2012-09-20 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Print+CourseSmart
Download or read book Exploring Compassion Fatigue Burnout Compassion Satisfaction and Mindfulness in Direct Service Providers written by Christie Barboza and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Los Angeles Family Housing (LAFH) provides housing, wraparound services, basic need and homeless services since 1983, and has reached 3,518 children, parents and single adults through its multi-tiered supportive housing system. The administration has indicated that direct service staff experience high stress and want recommendations for supporting employees and staff in their positions. The purpose of this quantitative study is to explore the relationship between compassion fatigue, burnout, compassion satisfaction, and mindfulness among LAFH direct service providers. Key Words: Burnout, Compassion Satisfaction, Compassion Fatigue, Mindfulness, Secondary Traumatic Stress, Social Service Providers, Social Work
Download or read book Compassion Fatigue written by Christina N. Gabele and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this project was to explore Compassion Fatigue (CF), the associated signs and symptoms, and how to combat it through interventions, programs, and activities. Healthcare workers, especially those working in high acuity areas are at high risk for developing Compassion Fatigue. The focus has moved from accepting burnout as a definite to researching and implementing interventions to avoid it. Little has been published about Advanced Practice Providers (APPs), specifically Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants, especially in the Emergency Department (ED) setting. The research needed to provide specifics on the degree in which it affects personal and professional well-being for this group remains to be studied. Interactions with patients, patient outcomes, and the quality of professional life, specifically job satisfaction, are plentiful about nurses, but not APPs. This project looked to expand on these terms in relation to APP's. The ProQOL scale was administered after APPs were given modules at baseline, two months, and five months and scale scores were calculated. The three modules included definitions of key concepts, interventions to combat Compassion Fatigue, and ways to increase awareness in one self and others. Each module built on the foundation of the prior content. The thought was that after providing incremental modules, APPs would have lower levels of Compassion Fatigue on the ProQOL scale due to integration of the suggestions into daily practice. Professional quality of life is the balance between Compassion Fatigue and Compassion Satisfaction; it is finding the balance to continue to provide good care to patients. Findings of the study showed a weak correlation between increased hours worked per week and a higher score within the subset of burnout within CF category of the ProQOL scale. This was addressed with the scheduler to limit hours worked per week.
Download or read book Treating Compassion Fatigue written by Charles R. Figley and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-05-13 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years, much has occurred in the field of traumatology, including the widening of the audience and the awareness of PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder). This book from celebrated traumatology pioneer Charles Figley, further clarifies the concept of compassion fatigue through theory, research, and treatment. The basic thesis of this book is the identification, assessment, and treatment of compassion fatigue and this is done over eleven chapters, each from distinguished researchers in the field.
Download or read book SPSS Survival Manual written by Julie Pallant and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The PASW and SPSS Survival Manual' throws a lifeline to students and researchers grappling with this data analysis software. From the formulation of research questions, to the design of the study and analysis of data, to reporting the results, the author discusses basic and advanced statistical techniques.
Download or read book Surviving Compassion Fatigue written by Beverly Diane Kyer and published by . This book was released on 2016-06-26 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you're a Human Service Worker, caregiver, or you work with at-risk populations as a counselor, social worker, parole officer, medical or mental health professional, or in any of the dozens of helping professions, Surviving Compassion Fatigue: Help for those who help others is for you. You will learn about one woman's physical and emotional descent due to years of self-neglect. You will also learn about her recovery as well as how to serve and care for others without forgetting to take care of yourself. This book is full of practical wisdom and advice for those in the helping professions and caregivers. It tells Beverly's story, as well as the stories of others who have neglected their own self-care. But more than that, it educates those in the helping professions and in caregiver roles about the importance of strategies for consistent self-care. Find out how you may be putting yourself at risk and learn skills, techniques and strategies to restore and maintain self regulation, physical and emotional wellness and inner calm while still caring for those in need. You owe it to yourself. About the Author Beverly Kyer has a Master's Degree in Social Work and is a member of the Academy of Certified Social Workers. She has postgraduate certificates and over three decades of experience in integrated approach to readjustment counseling, post-traumatic stress disorder, social research for the mentally ill, and employee assistance program coordination. Beverly was also certified in Toronto Canada at the Traumatology Institute as a Compassion Fatigue Specialist. Beverly became a Clinical Social Worker specializing in pediatric oncology; PTSD in Vietnam Veterans, and Psychiatric Day Hospital Treatment. She spent much of her career with the Veteran's Administration Veteran's Outreach Center and Medical Center in The Bronx, New York City. Beverly also spent more than a decade as a direct care service provider in the foster care system. She also spent seven years as an urban high school counselor, providing emotional and psychological support for students and staff. Two episodes of heart failure led Beverly to make a major downshift in her life by resigning from full time employment, joining the self-employed, and devoting her life to help others who work in highly stressful environments. Beverly lectures around the country on compassion fatigue, which is sometimes known as secondary or vicarious traumatic stress. Beverly has three grown children: two sons and an adopted daughter, and she lives in Northern California in a quiet cul-de-sac near the delta. Oil painting, music, movies, and good books are among her passions.
Download or read book Master Therapists written by Thomas M. Skovholt and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017-02-07 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this 10th Anniversary text, Thomas M. Skovholt and Len Jennings paint an elaborate portrait of expert or "master" therapists. The book contains extensive qualitative research from three doctoral dissertations and an additional research study conducted over a seven-year period on the same ten master therapists. This intensive research project on master therapists, those considered the "best of the best" by their colleagues, is the most extensive research on high-level functioning of mental health professionals ever done. Therapists and counselors can use the insights gained from this book as potential guidelines for use in their own professional development. Furthermore, training programs may adopt it in an effort to develop desirable characteristics in their trainees. Featuring a brand new Preface and Epilogue, this 10th Anniversary Edition of Master Therapists revisits a landmark text in the field of counseling and therapy.
Download or read book The Handbook of Child Life written by Richard H. Thompson and published by Charles C Thomas Publisher. This book was released on 2018-04-03 with total page 643 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Child life is a profession that draws on the insights of history, sociology, anthropology and psychology to serve children and families in many critical stress points in their lives, but especially when they are ill, injured or disabled and encounter the hosts of caregivers and institutions that collaborate to make them well. Children and their families can become overwhelmed by the task of understanding and navigating the healthcare environment and continue to face challenges through their daily encounters. It is the job of child life professionals to provide care and guidance in these negotiations to serve as culture brokers, interpreters of the healthcare apparatus to family and child and the child to medical professionals. Despite the best efforts to provide quality, sensitive psychosocial care to children and their families, they remain vulnerable to lingering aftereffects. The goal of this revised edition is to help prepare child life specialists to deliver the highest level of care to children and families in the context of these changing realities. Each chapter has been substantially revised and two new chapters have been added. This book will be a valuable resource for not only child life specialists but also nurses, occupational and recreational therapists, social workers and other hospital personnel.
Download or read book Overcoming Compassion Fatigue written by Martha Teater, MA, LMFT, LPC, LCAS and published by PESI Publishing & Media. This book was released on 2014-10-01 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Overcoming Compassion Fatigue is a fresh workbook approach to effectively handle the inherent exhaustion, burnout and stress professionals naturally face when working with those in pain and distress. Written by two practicing clinicians experienced in compassion fatigue and CBT, this manual will equip you with practical tools to manage your work and minimize your risk of personal harm. Expertly weaved with personal experiences, assessment tools, proven interventions, and prevention strategies. You’ll take away: · Self-assessment measures to determine your level of risk · CBT skills to overcome distress · Worksheets and exercises to equip you to make powerful changes · Strategies to change your workplace · Practical, personalized self-care planning tools Reviews: "Martha and John have put together a practical, practitioner-friendly workbook that addresses compassion fatigue with understanding and caring. They offer evidence based clinical tools reflecting behavioral, cognitive as well as mindfulness exercises in addition to assessment strategies that can be used to facilitate resilience. I highly recommend this resource to ensure professional competency." -- Robert J. Berchick, PhD, ABPP, Board Certified in Cognitive Behavioral Psychology, Perelman School of Medicine, Academy of Cognitive Therapy Certified CBT Consultant "This is an excellent book that addresses an important and timely topic for anyone working in the helping profession. It is well written and engaging and provides assessment measures and helpful exercises that are invaluable to the reader. I highly recommend to anyone who is a care provider." -- Frank M. Dattilio, Ph.D., ABPP, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School "Overcoming Compassion Fatigue offers invaluable resources that will benefit all practitioners - rookies and veterans alike. This well-researched workbook is filled with practical self-assessment tools and concrete strategies for detection, intervention and prevention. Integrating CBT techniques provides a unique and very hands-on approach to managing compassion fatigue and related of caregiver." -- Fraçoise Mathieu, author of The Compassion Fatigue Workbook: Creative Tools for Transforming Compassion Fatigue and Vicarious Traumatization
Download or read book Measurement of Stress Trauma and Adaptation written by B. Hudnall Stamm and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Perinatal Palliative Care written by Erin M. Denney-Koelsch and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-02-05 with total page 443 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique book is a first-of-its-kind resource that comprehensively covers each facet and challenge of providing optimal perinatal palliative care. Designed for a wide and multi-disciplinary audience, the subjects covered range from theoretical to the clinical and the practically relevant, and all chapters include case studies that provide real-world scenarios as additional teaching tools for the reader. Perinatal Palliative Care: A Clinical Guide is divided into four sections. Part One provides the foundation, covering an overview of the field, key theories that guide the practice of perinatal palliative care, and includes a discussion of perinatal ethics and parental experiences and needs upon receiving a life-limiting fetal diagnosis. Part Two delves further into practical clinical care, guiding readers through issues of obstetrical management, genetic counseling, neonatal pain management, non-pain symptom management, spiritual care, and perinatal bereavement care. Part Three discusses models of perinatal palliative care, closely examining evidence for different types of PPC programs: from hospital-based programs, to community-based care, and examines issues of interdisciplinary PPC care coordination, birth planning, and team support. Finally, Part Four concludes the book with a close look at special considerations in the field. In this section, racial, ethnic, and cultural perspectives and implications for PPC are discussed, along with lessons in how to provide PPC for a wide-range of clinical and other healthcare workers. The book closes with a look to the future of the field of perinatal palliative care. Thorough and practical, Perinatal Palliative Care: A Clinical Guide is an ideal resource for any healthcare practitioner working with these vulnerable patient populations, from palliative care specialists, to obstetricians, midwifes, neonatologists, hospice providers, nurses, doulas, social workers, chaplains, therapists, ethicists, and child life specialists.
Download or read book The Compassion Fatigue Workbook written by Françoise Mathieu and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-05-04 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Compassion Fatigue Workbook is a lifeline for any helping professional facing the physical and emotional exhaustion that can shadow work in the helping professions. Since 2001 the activities in this Workbook have helped thousands of helpers in the fields of healthcare, community mental health, correctional services, education, and the military. In addition to a comprehensive description of compassion fatigue and vicarious traumatization, The Compassion Fatigue Workbook leads the reader through experiential activities designed to target specific areas in their personal and professional lives. It provides concrete strategies to help the reader develop a personalized plan for identifying and transforming compassion fatigue and vicarious traumatization. Topics covered include: understanding compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma symptom checklist targeting areas for strategic planning understanding warning signs assessing contributing factors evaluating self-care identifying triggers solutions: personal, professional and organizational strategies.
Download or read book Secondary Traumatic Stress written by B. Hudnall Stamm and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Taking Action Against Clinician Burnout written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2020-01-02 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Patient-centered, high-quality health care relies on the well-being, health, and safety of health care clinicians. However, alarmingly high rates of clinician burnout in the United States are detrimental to the quality of care being provided, harmful to individuals in the workforce, and costly. It is important to take a systemic approach to address burnout that focuses on the structure, organization, and culture of health care. Taking Action Against Clinician Burnout: A Systems Approach to Professional Well-Being builds upon two groundbreaking reports from the past twenty years, To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System and Crossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health System for the 21st Century, which both called attention to the issues around patient safety and quality of care. This report explores the extent, consequences, and contributing factors of clinician burnout and provides a framework for a systems approach to clinician burnout and professional well-being, a research agenda to advance clinician well-being, and recommendations for the field.
