Abstract
Increasing rates of compassion fatigue among human service practitioners (HSPs) have wide ranging consequences for the practitioner, the client, and the field of human services. In addition to high turnover rates or the HSP's early departure from the field, compassion fatigue can also cause serious harm to the client as well as the client/helper relationship. This manuscript will address the signs and symptoms of compassion fatigue, the risk and protective factors associated with the development or prevention of compassion fatigue, and the importance of selfcare for HSPs. ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]; Copyright of Journal of Human Services is the property of National Organization of Human Services and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
| Original language | American English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 117-120 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of Human Services |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| State | Published - 2014 |
Keywords
- EMOTIONAL trauma
- HUMAN services
- HUMAN services personnel
- LABOR turnover
- SECONDARY traumatic stress
- STRESS (Psychology)