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Compassion Fatigue and Self-Care

Compassion Fatigue and Self-Care. McGill Counselling Service Evelyn Rodinos. RESOLUTIONS. Fitness Weight Loss Drinking/Smoking Family/Friends Debt Management Something New. Medicine Wheel. SOCIAL. SELF. EMOTIONAL. INTELLECTUAL. PHYSICAL. Helper Responsibilities. Listen Support

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Compassion Fatigue and Self-Care

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  1. Compassion Fatigue and Self-Care McGill Counselling Service Evelyn Rodinos

  2. RESOLUTIONS • Fitness • Weight Loss • Drinking/Smoking • Family/Friends • Debt Management • Something New

  3. Medicine Wheel SOCIAL SELF EMOTIONAL INTELLECTUAL PHYSICAL

  4. Helper Responsibilities • Listen • Support • Manage/Contain/Negotiate • Mobilize Resources

  5. Helper Traits • Empathic, Sensitive • Generous • Well-Meaning • Idealistic • Self-Sacrificing

  6. Vulnerability • Difficulty Acknowledging Needs • Same Risk Factors • Exposure • Questioning • Resonating

  7. Compassion Fatigue LOW HIGH Frustration Cynicism Negative Emotions Conflict/Indifference • Energy • Enthusiasm • Motivation • Empathy • Performance

  8. Perfectionists • All things to all people • No boundaries • Sole Problem Fixer • Difficulty Delegating • Difficulty Asking for Help

  9. Dilemma SELFLESS vs. SELFISH

  10. Checklist • PHYSICAL: • Changes in appetite/sleep • Increased fatigue/pain • Decreased immune system • COGNITIVE: • Difficulty making choices • Intrusive thoughts • Decreased processing speed

  11. Checklist Con’t • BEHAVIOR: • Decreased Energy • Decreased Work Performance • Difficulty Connecting • Conflicts/Withdrawal • Substance Use

  12. Checklist Con’t • EMOTIONAL: • Mood Swings • Anxiety • Irritability • Self-Blame • Numbness • Detachment

  13. Boiling Frog “Syndrome”

  14. Presentee-ism “There in body but not in…” Because: Too Exhausted Overwhelmed/Frustrated Angry Unsupported Unexpected Stressors ($$$, health, relationships)

  15. Presentee-ism • LEADS TO: • Poor Time Management • Errors in Judgment • Interpersonal Conflicts • Reduced Empathy • Masking Compassion Fatigue

  16. Balanced Life • Exercise • Nutrition • Sleep • Social Attachments • Down Time • Journaling • Boundary-Setting

  17. Wellness Statement • One way I know I am struggling is… • One way I know I am living a balanced life is… • One self-care strategy I will develop and incorporate into my life is…

  18. Supportive Environment • Appreciation, Recognition • Professional Support/Supervision • Training • Open Communication • Peer Support

  19. Peer Support • Venting • Social Attachment • Provides Resources • Brainstorming Options • Normalizes Stressors

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