In regards to compassion fatigue, Our teams may become dispirited and increasingly cynical at work, make clinical errors, lose a respectful stance towards their clients and patients, and contribute to a toxic work environment. ~ Mathieu, 2007 When we have … Continue reading
When people go to work, they shouldn’t have to leave their hearts at home. ~ Betty Bender The truth is, we spend much of our life at work, doing our job. The satisfaction we gain from that job determines in … Continue reading
Burnout results from stresses that arise from the clinician’s interaction with the work environment… ~Kearney et. al., 2009 During a recent seminar on compassion fatigue and burnout, one attendee commented that the difference between the two is that you can’t … Continue reading
“Create a culture that encourages, values, and recognizes exemplary displays of compassion.” ~ Paul B. Hofmann, Healthcare Executive Sep/Oct 2009 Personal compassion fatigue is a result of how much a team member is personally affected by the emotional work of … Continue reading
As we make changes to create a more balanced and satisfying life, we come to understand how caring for ourselves supplies the energy and motivation to help others. By following some basics for self-care we can protect ourselves from compassion … Continue reading
What happens if we realize that we have some degree of compassion fatigue, and we need to make changes in our lives? Change is never easy. We may mistakenly believe that undergoing this type of personal change, a focus to … Continue reading
In my blog last month, when we compared compassion fatigue to burnout, we learned that there are conditions that result from different sources of stress: Burnout results from stresses that arise from the clinician’s interaction with the work environment…while compassion … Continue reading
Summer is more than half over, and back-to-school time signals the beginning of a busy rush of clients in your veterinary practice. As a veterinary professional, you may begin feeling squeezed, again, with too much to do and not enough … Continue reading