Compassion Fatigue: Strategies for Resilience Nicole O-Pries, LCSW nicole@nicoleopries.com
How do you jump back onto your lily pad?
Understanding Compassion Fatigue Burnout + Cumulative Secondary Traumatic Stress = Compassion Fatigue Burnout: A state of emotional and physical exhaustion caused by a prolonged period of stress, frustration, and/or disappointment in the work.
Traumatic Stress
Compassion Satisfaction/Fatigue Assessment Free download of measure and directions www.proqol.org
Resilience The process of adapting well in the face of adversity, trauma, threats, and significant sources of stress.* *adapted from the American Psychological Association Factors in Resilience having caring and supportive relationships within & outside the family the capacity to make realistic plans & take steps to carry them out a positive view of yourself & confidence in your strengths and abilities skills in communication and problem solving the capacity to manage strong feelings and impulses http://www.apa.org
Individual Factors in Resilience Organizational Factors in Resilience
Created by Many Struggling Helpers Recipe for Self-Care Ingredients: 1 cup Intention ½ cup Regulation ½ cup Validation 2 cups Making Time for You 3 cups Connection Note: The amount of each ingredient varies from person to person, but it’s important to use every ingredient.
Intention Why did you choose to do this work? What are the principles that bring you to this work?
Regulation Thoughts What you do in the moment… Emotions Actions body’s feelings (sensory experience)
Validation Tell yourself what you need to hear.
Making Time for You What you schedule/plan - routine activities Often the resolutions BE KIND TO YOURSELF!
Connection What support do you need from others? Who can give that to you? How will you tell them what you need?
Created by Many Struggling Helpers Recipe for Self-Care Ingredients: 1 cup Intention ½ cup Regulation ½ cup Validation 2 cups Making Time for You 3 cups Connection Note: The amount of each ingredient varies from person to person, but it’s important to use every ingredient.