Compassion Fatigue.
Compassion Fatigue can affect individuals who are in a caring role, looking after a person who has suffered trauma or distress. The intensity of the relationship which they have with the person can create a secondary stress reaction. Signs of Compassion Fatigue can be physical exhaustion, unable to access logical thinking, responding emotionally, health issues and depression are linked to the intense caring relationship.
Compassion Fatigue in Parents.
In 2016 Fostering Attachments Ltd published the first research in the UK with University Bristol which looked into Compassion Fatigue within Foster Parents and Adopters caring for children who had experienced Adverse Childhood Experiences. http://www.bristol.ac.uk/media-library/sites/sps/documents/hadleydocs/compassion-fatigue-and-foster-carers-research-summary.pdf
The findings revealed that parents who were supported, and felt listened to in an empathic way, by others who understood what they were going through, were able to relieve the compassion fatigue and avoid burnout.
Compassion fatigue in individuals (work related)
Work related compassion fatigue can also be apparent in high stress job sectors like the emergency services. Being able to talk to someone about these stresses can help, and also highlight areas within Compassion Fatigue which the individual can work on and manage, to relieve compassion fatigue and also prevent themselves from entering Compassion Fatigue in the future.
Our coaches and therapists will work with you to identify key triggers which we can support you with to interrupt Compassion Fatigue.
For coaching sessions on Compassion Fatigue, see 3 Steps to Connect©.
Compassion Fatigue in Parents.
In 2016 Fostering Attachments Ltd published the first research in the UK with University Bristol which looked into Compassion Fatigue within Foster Parents and Adopters caring for children who had experienced Adverse Childhood Experiences. http://www.bristol.ac.uk/media-library/sites/sps/documents/hadleydocs/compassion-fatigue-and-foster-carers-research-summary.pdf
The findings revealed that parents who were supported, and felt listened to in an empathic way, by others who understood what they were going through, were able to relieve the compassion fatigue and avoid burnout.
Compassion fatigue in individuals (work related)
Work related compassion fatigue can also be apparent in high stress job sectors like the emergency services. Being able to talk to someone about these stresses can help, and also highlight areas within Compassion Fatigue which the individual can work on and manage, to relieve compassion fatigue and also prevent themselves from entering Compassion Fatigue in the future.
Our coaches and therapists will work with you to identify key triggers which we can support you with to interrupt Compassion Fatigue.
For coaching sessions on Compassion Fatigue, see 3 Steps to Connect©.