Dealing with Compassion Fatigue

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1. Dealing with Compassion Fatigue Gary Barber
2. A few words, no triggers
3. What is Compassion Compassion – feeling for the person, and wanting to help them. 
 “I see and want to ease your pain”
4. Compassion is Complex
5. Leading to Compassion Fatigue !
6. Vicarious Resilience
7. Vicarious Resilience
8. I’m just stressed and tired Rapid Heart Rate Difficulty Breathing Aches and Pains Prone to Illness Exhaustion Gut issues Headaches & Migraines Dizziness Poor Sleep Increased Impatience Lack of Self Care Sadness. Anger. Fear. Survivor Guilt Numbness Decreased self - esteem My View Second 
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 Trauma
9. Colleague’s View Increased Sick Days Bad Judgement Calls Low Motivation Irritability Task Avoidance Perfectionist Standards Exhaustion Detachment Mistrust Isolation Lack of Interest Negative Talk Loss of Empathy or Compassion Compulsive Behaviours Having a Bad Week Second 
 Hand 
 Trauma
10. Group Contagion
11. Personal Approach
12. Organisational Approach
13. Avoiding Sliming Don’t share too much detail of the stories with others, as you maybe unknowingly be passing on the trauma to them
14. Avoiding Sliming 1. Self-Awareness – be aware of your level of detail. 2. Fair warning – give them fair warning. 3. Consent - after the warning, ask for permission to proceed. 4. Low impact debriefing - start from the outside of the story with low level details.
15. Other’s have been this way
16. Lean in
17. Balanced Self Care
18. Balanced Self Care Physical - diet, sleep, exercise Mental - life long learning, mindfulness Emotional - laughter, joy, creative expression, trust, personal therapy Spiritual - nature breaks, meaningful creation, meditation Aesthetic - finding purpose
19. Reflection
20. Reflection •Professional Counselling •Family & Friends Discussions •Colleague Discussions •Regular Journaling
21. Mindfulness
22. Mindfulness •Being in the Moment •Empathic and Active Listening •Increased General Clarity
23. Self Awareness
24. Self Awareness •Whole Body Emotions •Understanding Feelings and Reactions •Understand Personal Triggers •Understanding our Habits •Understanding our Addictions
25. Reframing
26. Reframing •Professional Satisfaction •Active Optimism •Expanded Perspective •Grounding
27. Boundary Management
28. Boundary Management •Not Negotiable Self Care Routines •Minimum Level of Social Interactions •Work Load Boundary •Work Type Boundary •Supervisors or Counselling Availability •Closing Rituals •Your Emotion and Experience
29. Trigger Avoidance
30. Trigger Avoidance •No Dark Books, Films, TV •No TV Media •No Negative Social Media •No Negative People •Keep it Light and Happy •Comedy is your Friend •Avoid Personal Triggers
31. Organisational Support 17
32. Organisational Support 17 •Time to Practice Vicarious Resilience •Availability of Colleagues •Availability of Supervisors •Availability of Mentors •Encouraging Social Connections •Immediate Counselling •Empowered - Feeling Safe - No Shame •Diversity of Roles •Education & Training
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35. Suggested Reading