Compassion Fatigue Course is organized by echelon.
This course is accessible until 6/1/2024.
Description:
Burnout, secondary traumatic stress, and compassion fatigue - three similar concepts. Burnout, secondary traumatic stress, and compassion fatigue all have one common denominator, You. You experience the effects. This course will focus on compassion fatigue; this course will focus on You, the caring compassionate individual.
What is compassion fatigue? Who experiences compassion fatigue? And why? Why as caregivers in our own experiences are we the last to acknowledge what we are experiencing? Our purpose is to assist You in understanding why You are at risk, then identify the symptoms of compassion fatigue within yourself, and offer a few self-care techniques to help manage. Compassion fatigue drains our auxiliary battery - so how can we recharge?
In this 60-minute course, we will uncover the phenomenon called "Compassion Fatigue" and how it relates to you. Therefore, we deliver this first-person and speak to You, the individual healthcare provider, in the understanding of compassion fatigue and how You may be at risk.
Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, the participant will be able to:
• Differentiate between burnout, secondary traumatic stress, and compassion fatigue and why the latter is more prevalent in healthcare providers in oncology, ED, and ICU.
• Identify what factors lead to compassion fatigue.
• List ways to avoid compassion fatigue.
• Begin to practice self-care measures to counteract compassion fatigue by identifying 2 different means of self-care.