Compassion Fatigue: The Cost of Caring

Recognise, understand and prevent compassion fatigue in health professionals and professionals in training.

On completion of this course, graduates will be able to:

  • Understand what compassion fatigue is and be familiar with common cognitive, physical and behavioural symptoms of compassion fatigue
  • Identify causes and factors that contribute to compassion fatigue
  • Become familiar with who is at risk of developing compassion fatigue
  • Know the difference between compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma and burnout
  • Undertake a brief compassion fatigue self-assessment (The PROQOL)
  • Become familiar with the clinical implications of experiencing compassion fatigue
  • Become familiar with strategies to prevent and manage compassion fatigue

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