Compassion Fatigue Preventing Burnout Issac L. Boose, LPC-S, LMFT, ICAADC Director, Pine Grove Next Step iboose@forrestgeneral.com
Burnout Symptoms, Causes and Prevention Burnout Symptoms of Burnout Causes of Burnout Empathy Self-Care Stress Prevention Emotional Awareness Meditation
Burnout the extinction of motivation or incentive, especially where one's devotion to a cause or relationship fails to produce the desired results. Freudenberger
Burnout Burnout is related to stress and it is most frequently linked to: Emotional exhaustion Depersonalization related to the work environment A sense of diminishing personal accomplishment Sorgaard, K.W., Ryan, P., Hill, R., Dawson, I., OSCAR group
Classic Symptoms of Burnout Depleted Physical Energy Lowered Immunity to Illness Less Investment in Interpersonal Relationships Increasingly Pessimistic Outlook Increased Absenteeism and Inefficiency at Work
What Causes Burnout? Burnout has many causes but the three main categories are: Lifestyle Features Individual Personality Characteristics Job Structure
Lifestyle Features Too Much Work With Little Balance No Help or Supportive Resources Too Little Social Support No Time For Hobbies Too Little Sleep Too Little Time Off
Individual Personality Characteristics Perfectionist Tendencies Pessimism Excitability Type A Personality Poor Fit For The Job Lack of Belief In What You Do
Job Structure Unclear Requirements Impossible Requirements Lack of Personal Control Lack of Recognition Poor Leadership Big Consequences for Failure High-Stress Times with No Down Times
What Would U Do Blurry Images Difficult to hear? Rap Music? Profanity
What Would U Do
Working With Individuals In Crisis Physical Illness Mental Illness Addictions Physical Abuse Sexual Abuse Divorce Grief Legal Problems Homelessness Natural Disaster
Empathy Virtually all theories of counseling have viewed counselor empathic ability as an important if not essential condition for successful counseling. Peabody and Gelso 1982 Empathy helps counselors understand the client's experience, but at the same time, a counselor may experience the emotional pain of multiple traumatized clients. Miville 2006
STAR TREK THE EMPATH
The Path To Tranquility In dealing with those who are undergoing great suffering, if youfeel burn-out setting in, if you feel demoralized and exhausted, it is best, for the sake of everyone, to withdraw and restore yourself. The point is to have a long-term perspective. Dalai Lama
Self-Care OJT Unclear Requirements
Self-Care OJT Impossible Requirements
Self-Care OJT Lack of Personal Control
Self-Care OJT Lack of Recognition
Self-Care OJT Poor Leadership
Self-Care OJT Big Consequences for Failure
Self-Care OJT High-Stress Times with No Down Times
Self-Care OJT Can these changes be made How realistic is all of this Will I have time to do this
Other Self-Care Practices Meditation/Relaxing Get Enough Sleep Physical Activity Eat Well Find Hobbies Maintain Social Support Find Fun Distractions Maintain A Spiritual Practice Get Help If You Need It Setting Boundaries Emotional Awareness
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Emotional Awareness Becoming aware moment by moment Challenging, difficult, unpleasant, rewarding A process Alternative to becoming aware Continue masking feeling Emerges in unexpected ways - behavior, words, perceptions, consequences
Emotional Awareness People think they experience emotions Powerful emotional currents erupt Disturbing routines devoted to activities, accomplishments or survival. Angry rage flows like a river Grieving sorrow experienced daily Your emotions are your friends Support Focus attention on what you need to know
Emotional Awareness Emotions currents of energy Walking processing system We process air and food We process emotions
Emotions as a 24 hour-a-day news program Correct, appropriate, and timely Anger, fear, rage, jealousy, despair, vengefulness Calls keep coming Emotions as obstacles or unwanted experiences Ignored emotions is ignored information
Samsara Our conditioned existence in the perpetual cycle of habitual tendencies Dalai Lama
Insanity Doing the same thing over and over hoping for a different result AA
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Emotional Awareness Your emotions are a song Feelings are not good, bad, right or wrong Feelings do not last forever
The Earth School Biggest classroom you have ever seen Special learning environment Every painful emotion is a class Anger, jealousy Not every class on anger/jealousy is the same Emotionally withdrawn when angry Bossy and loud when you are angry Every healthy emotion is also a class appreciation, gratitude, contentment and joy
The Earth School Graduate from a class The times, places, people, and circumstances change You cannot change people School is always in session You cannot fail this school Your task is to change yourself, your response Choose how quickly or slowly
Meditation Variety, Techniques and Practice
What is Meditation? Meditation is the process of getting to know your mind. Meditation is the state of non-distraction or when you are fully present. It is the process of coming to know one s own mind.
Relaxation and Stress Management Meditation can enhance valued caregiver qualities such as empathy, sensitivity, emotional stability, and psychological maturity while reducing distress and burnout. Roger Walsh Counseling students who found value and importance in self-care activities like yoga and meditation reported feeling more mindful and experiencing overall growth as wellness Richards, Campenni, Muse-Burke
Variety Visualization Affirmations Relaxation Breathing
Visualization A visualization meditation is a very simple technique for quickly entering into a relaxed and calm state
Affirmations Every thought we think and every word we say is an affirmation. Hay Louise
Progressive Muscle Relaxation Progressive muscle relaxation is a technique that involves tensing specific muscle groups and then relaxing them to create awareness of tension and relaxation.
Breathing Sitting quietly and focusing on your breath by counting your breaths or simply being aware of your breathing.
Techniques Affirmations Relaxation
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Issac L. Boose, LPC-S, LMFT, ICAADC Director, Pine Grove Next Step iboose@forrestgeneral.com