Overcoming Compassion Fatigue: A Practical Resilience Workbook

Those in the helping professions are constantly at risk of compassion fatigue, yet many have little guidance on how to deal with it effectively. A fresh workbook approach for compassion fatigue, burnout and stress, providing all the tools you need to leave work at work - and let it go. Written by two practicing clinicians experienced in compassion fatigue and CBT, this manual is full of proven assessments, interventions, prevention strategies and personal experiences. You'll take away: *Self-assessment measures to determine your level of risk *CBT skills to overcome distress *Worksheets and exercises to equip you to make powerful changes *Strategies to change your workplace *Practical, personalized self-care planning tools Ideal resource for counselors, psychologists, social workers, psychiatrists, addictions professionals, therapists, nurses, teachers, healthcare workers, and allied health professionals.

Martha Teater, MA, LMFT, LPC, LCAS, has a wealth of experience as an international compassion fatigue educator and consultant. She has trained thousands of healthcare and mental health clinicians in detecting, intervening, and preventing compassion fatigue. As an American Red Cross disaster mental health volunteer, Martha has been deployed many times to provide support to traumatized people across the country. John Ludgate, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist, who has worked as a psychotherapists for almost 30 years. He is the author of Heal Yourself: A CBT Approach to Reducing Therapist Distress and Increasing Therapeutic Effectiveness and several other books, book chapters and journal articles. As well as having an active clinical practice, he is involved in training and supervision in CBT.