Management of Compassion Fatigue and Secondary Traumatic Stress in Mental Health Professionals
Location
Guzman 201, Dominican University of California
Start Date
4-17-2019 2:00 PM
End Date
4-17-2019 3:00 PM
Student Type
Undergraduate
Faculty Mentor(s)
Patti Culross, MD, MPH
Presentation Format
Poster Presentation
Abstract/Description
Mental health professionals play an important role in treating people with mental illnesses. Sometimes, these professionals experience compassion fatigue, defined as the emotional strain of working with people who have suffered trauma. One meta-analysis found that between 21%-67% experience secondary traumatic stress in their profession.
Compassion fatigue cannot be avoided but it can be managed. The overall well-being of mental health professionals is important for their health and to ensure that they are able to function in everyday life. Through semi-structured interviews with mental health professionals, this project examines the strategies they use to manage compassion fatigue.
Management of Compassion Fatigue and Secondary Traumatic Stress in Mental Health Professionals
Guzman 201, Dominican University of California
Mental health professionals play an important role in treating people with mental illnesses. Sometimes, these professionals experience compassion fatigue, defined as the emotional strain of working with people who have suffered trauma. One meta-analysis found that between 21%-67% experience secondary traumatic stress in their profession.
Compassion fatigue cannot be avoided but it can be managed. The overall well-being of mental health professionals is important for their health and to ensure that they are able to function in everyday life. Through semi-structured interviews with mental health professionals, this project examines the strategies they use to manage compassion fatigue.