BACK FROM BURNOUT:
Combating Compassion Fatigue and Renewing Commitment
Format: ˝ to more in-depth full day; interactive
Who Should Attend: Individuals in Service Professions
Are you a candidate for burnout and compassion fatigue?
Compassion fatigue is the result of being weakened
emotionally, physically, and spiritually by the strain
of long-term involvement in someone else’s struggle.
Sound familiar?
Studies show that compassion fatigue and burnout exact
high costs to the individuals involved as well as to the
organization. Individuals who are burning out feel
emotionally exhausted, become cynical about people, and
have a reduced sense of accomplishment. Further, they
experience deterioration in physical health,
psychological wellbeing, interpersonal relationships,
and they are more and more dissatisfied with their jobs.
The organization suffers because these individuals do
just enough to get by. They lose the ability to treat
customers in the special way that brings them back again
and inspires positive word-of-mouth. Their
cynicism and hostility spill over to their co-workers
and bosses, disrupting teamwork and spreading infectious
negativity. Absenteeism and high turnover become
rampant.
This high-content, high-interaction workshop is designed
to prevent burnout and help those who are emotionally
exhausted to find the way back to a sense of purpose and
commitment. For example, participants will:
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define compassion fatigue as it relates to their
daily experiences in the workplace;
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identify the three major symptoms of burnout and
understand how they develop;
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learn to recognize the symptoms of compassion
fatigue and burnout in themselves and others so that
remedial steps can be taken before the problems
worsen;
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identify the personality characteristics and
behavioral habits that place them at high risk for
burnout;
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learn powerful personal self-management strategies
that prevent and remediate compassion fatigue and
burnout.
