1. Provider Resiliency Training
PRT
AMEDD Center & School Soldier & Family Support Branch
Academy of Health Sciences 1

2. That which is to give light must endure burning
Vicktor Frankl, Man’s Search for Meaning, 1963

3. Military Care Providers: Who Are We?
ALL who provide services to those that have experienced some level of trauma or suffering

4. Terms Compassion (Provider) Fatigue:
Impacts the individual who is exposed to those who have been directly traumatized
Also known as Secondary Trauma
The military terminology for Compassion Fatigue is Provider Fatigue

5. Terms Burnout: Emotional exhaustion due to job strain
It may not be trauma related
Erosion of idealism

6. BURNOUT!!

7. Terms
Detachment allows us to remain connected but not overwhelmed by the trauma

8. Terms Compassion Satisfaction:
The sense of satisfaction a Provider has when working

9. Term Resiliency is the ability to:
Sustain good health and well-being in stressful conditions
Bounce-back easily from setbacks
Cope well with non-stop change
Overcome adversity
Convert misfortune into good luck
Become stronger and better year after year

10. Resiliency Resiliency grows through healthy responses to stressors
Resiliency, for many, is a learned inner strength

11. Questions??