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CHAMPS/CCHN 2017 Outreach and Enrollment Distance Learning Series
Strengthening Your Compassion Resiliency Toolkit
August 24, 2017
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Presented By: Kay Glidden, M.S., Certified Compassion Fatigue Specialist Trainer and Mindfulness
Educator, Compassion Resiliency Beth Reynolds-Lewis, B.S., Certified Compassion Fatigue Specialist and Trainer,
RYT-Certified Yoga Instructor, Compassion Resiliency
Community Health Association of Mountain/Plains States (CHAMPS)
Member Benefits
• Two seats on the CHAMPS Board of Directors
• Free access to online CHAMPS Live and Archived Distance Learning Events
• Two free copies of the 2017-2018 CHAMPS Region VIII Health Center Directory
• Discounted registration for CHAMPS face-to-face trainings plus opportunities for registration and clinical travel reimbursement
• Access to the Members Only section of the CHAMPS Website
• Direct advertising of newly active Job Opportunities Bank (JOB) postings to job seekers
• And much more
Colorado Community Health Network (CCHN)
2017 O&E Distance Learning Series
Upcoming Events
• Strengthening Your Compassion Resiliency Toolkit– August 24, 2017
• Preparing for OE5: Addressing Changes in the Marketplace– September 21, 2017
Rated ETC Emotional
Trauma
Content
This power point is rated good for all of us who do this
work.
It does have CONTENT that defines EMOTIONAL TRAUMA and unintentionally, it may be triggering for some
Please take care of yourself during this presentation and feel free at anytime to take a break! Seek out support if needed.
Webinar Outline
Introductions
Why do we care about CF?
Brief definitions
Discussion of Self Assessment
Signs & Symptoms
Transforming CF & VT
Commitment
Resources
Questions
So What is Compassion FATIGUE (CF) ?
It is the cost of
caring for
others in
emotional pain.
Francoise Mathieu, M.Ed. CCC . Compassion Fatigue Solutions Inc.
The Compassion Fatigue Workbook
Available through Amazon and Caversham books
Deeply compromised system
Ongoing challenges and cutbacks
Difficult stories
Losses
Do more with less
It is not your fault
Vulnerabilities
Extreme youth and
inexperience
Close ID with those
being assisted
Long task isolated from
other workers
Personal injury
Recent significant loss
Concurrent life crisis
(divorce, illness of family)
Previous life or work
related trauma surfacing
with recurrent symptoms
Rural aspect
Introvert
Coping styles
Work style/how you view
your work
Multiple shifts
From Françoise Mathieu www.compassionfatigue.ca- Excerpt from WWW. Headington Institue.org
Making the
choice to
connect the
BRAIN &
BODY
Brene Brown Empathy vs. Sympathy (Theresa Wiseman’s Nursing Study)
Understanding
Compassion Fatigue (CF)
CF refers to the profound emotional and physical exhaustion that caregivers and helping professionals can develop over the course of their career(s)
Mathieu, Françoise (2012) www.compassionfatigue.ca
Compassion is a VERB THICH NHAT HANH
“The expectation that we can be immersed in suffering and loss
daily and not be touched by it as unrealistic as
expecting to be able to walk through water without getting wet.”
Rachel Naomi Remen, Kitchen Table Wisdom 1996
Compassion Fatigue (CF)
“It’s the gradual erosion of all the
things that keep us connected to
others in our caregiver role,
empathy, hope and compassion.” (Becoming short tempered, feeling guilt or resentment at the
never-ending demands of our time.)
From: Françoise Mathieu www.compassionfatigue.ca
Compassion
Fatigue Vicarious
Trauma
Burnout
Primary Trauma
From Françoise Mathieu www.compassionfatigue.ca
Moral
Distress
Physical Signs of Compassion Fatigue
• Muscle tension/pain
• Elevated blood sugars
• Weight gain or loss
• Hypochondria
• Sleeping too much or too little
• Shoving stress down the body (gut issues)
• Back, shoulder, neck pain
• Hives, Shingles
• Blood Pressure
Behavioral Signs and Symptoms
Increased use of
alcohol and
drugs
Anger and
irritability
Avoidance of
patients &/or
families
Absenteeism Impaired ability to
make decisions
Problems in
personal
relationships
Attrition Compromised
care for patients Forgetfulness
Mathieu, Françoise (2012) www.compassionfatigue.ca
Psychological Signs and Symptoms
• Dark humor or becoming sarcastic
• Finding less joy in your work
• Ruminate
• Easily frustrated
• Flashbacks connected to those I help
• Mood swings feeling overly emotional
• Loss of hope
• Increased feelings of vulnerability
• Difficulty separating personal
& professional lives
ProQol Inventory by
Charles Figley &Beth Stamm
Testing for CF, Burnout and
Compassion Satisfaction
http://proqol.org/ProQol_Test.html
From Françoise Mathieu www.compassionfatigue.ca
Transforming CF/VT
• General need for better
self-care by addressing the
stress inherent in CF/VT
• Transform the negative
beliefs, despair, loss of
meaning, cynicism
• Directly address
demoralization and loss of
hope that is created by CF/VT
Resiliency Tools
There is no Wi-Fi in the forest but
you will find a better connection.
First, do no harm to
yourself in the line of duty
when helping/treating
others.
Second, attend to your
physical, social, emotional,
and spiritual needs as a
way of ensuring high
quality services for those
who look to you for support as a human being.
Charles Figley, Green Cross Ethical Guidelines
for Standards of Helper Self Care
Thanks for attending!
Kay Glidden &
Beth Reynolds-Lewis
"You can't stop the waves but you
can learn to surf."
Jon Kabat-Zinn PHD, Professor of
Medicine emeritus at the University of
Massachusetts Medical School
2017 O&E Distance Learning Series
Upcoming Events
• Preparing for OE5: Addressing Changes in the Marketplace– September 21, 2017
www.champsonline.org www.cchn.org
CHAMPS/CCHN 2017 Outreach and Enrollment Distance Learning Series
Thank You
“No act of kindness is too small. The gift of kindness may start as a small ripple that over time can turn into a tidal wave affecting the
lives of many.”
- Kevin Heath