Compassion fatigue is a type of secondary trauma that occurs when a provider experiences distress from their ongoing role in taking care of patients who are suffering. They become emotionally and ...

in Virginia, traveled to northern New Jersey to consult at the Bon Secours hospitals in Hoboken and Jersey City. She wasn’t there to help take care of the hospitals’ patients, but rather their staff ...

After serving in the Vietnam War, Charles Figley became interested in the concept of trauma—not only the lasting psychological wounds that people experienced after living through traumatic events ...

The expectation of unending compassion for others is unrealistic. For trauma workers, hearing devastating stories can take its toll. This can be seen in detrimental effects to physical and emotional ...

The explosion of telehealth, remote monitoring, and screen-based charting is leading to digital compassion fatigue for nurses.

In the opening pages of her book 'Trauma Stewardship – An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others', Laura van Dernoot Lipsky describes a hike with her family. As they came to the top ...

Caring for ourselves also means seeking social connections who can provide practical and emotional support to us when we’re struggling. A study of nurses found that belonging to a more cohesive group ...

Therapists often enter the profession because they believe in healing, growth, and the power of human connection. But when a ...

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