Empathic Strain (Compassion Fatigue)

Empathic Strain, previously referred to as Compassion Fatigue, refers to the profound emotional and physical exhaustion that helping professionals and caregivers can develop over the course of their career. It is a gradual erosion of all the things that keep us connected to others: our empathy, our hope, and of course our compassion – not only for others but also for ourselves.

Throughout the session participants work through a personalized strategic plan that serves as a practical tool for dealing with the effects of their own compassion fatigue. Intended audience: Helping professionals, mental health professionals, nurses, social workers, physicians, volunteers, clergy, emergency workers, correctional workers,
teachers, school principals, EMS and law enforcement. Everyone!