PRESENTED BY: K I M C O N N O R , P S Y. D. & L E I G H A N N E L O N G,

M . E D.

Coping with Compassion Fatigue for the School

Counselor

Naomi Remen

“We cannot walk through water without getting wet.”

Training programs

Definitions

Compassion FatigueVicarious TraumaBurnoutMoral Distress

Negative Effects

Gabor Mate, “Our immune system does not exist in isolation from daily experience.”

Physical Insomnia Headaches Increased susceptibility to illness Hives Ulcers, Reflux, IBS HBP Heart disease Auto-immune disease Pain

Can we understand the body as separate from the mind? Dualism

Psychological Depression & Anxiety

3 Most Important People

Self Care

Cannot give what we personally do not have ourselves.

HELP!

ProQol.org Professional Quality of Life Survey Provider Resilience App

Calendar since vacation ProQol survey Burnout update Resilience Builders

Walk Stretch Affirmation Personal day within 60 working days? Laughter

Daily Quote App

Laughter Yoga

Madan Kataria, who writes about the practice in his 2002 book Laugh For No Reason

Voluntary laughter has same psychological and physiological health benefits as genuine laughter

http://www.active.com/health/articles/20-laughter-yoga-exercises

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fq4kTZuLops

CartoonsComediesLimit news

Peer Support

Low Impact DebriefingAnti-sliming strategy

Increase self awareness Fair warning Consent Low impact disclosure

Formal vs. Informal

Signs of Compassion Fatigue

Physical

Behavioral

Psychological

Developing a Early Warning System

Continuum

Healthy and

Fulfilled Low

Levels of Compassion Fatigue

Leaving the

ProfessionHigh

Levels of Compassion Fatigue

Help for the Helper

Babette Rothchild Breaks Body Scan Feet on Ground Jewelry Pocket Stone Focal Point Imagery End of Day Rituals

Self-talk: “this is not my trauma”

Self Care

• Self Awareness• How we deal with anger, hurt, and resentment• Being in tune with stress signals• Permanent overload

• Transition time between work and home• Rituals

• Work atmosphere• Gossiping• Negativity

Self Care

• Personal Strategies• Balance between nourishing

and depleting• Regular exercise• Meditation or Yoga• Non work interests• Debriefing• Social support

Resources

The Compassion Fatigue Workbook, Francoise Mathieu

Help for the Helper, Babette RothschildLaugh For No Reason, Madan KatariaWhen the Body Says No, Gabor Mate, MDTrauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to

Caring for Self While Caring for Others, Laura Van Dernoot Lipsky and Connie Burk