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COMPASSION F AT IGUE VOL UNT E E R I NF ORMAT I ON SE SSI ON 3100 Che rry Hill Ro a d | Ann Arb o r, MI | 48105 (734) 662-5585 | www.hshv.o rg

Se ssion Age nda  Compa ssion F a tig ue – de fine d & symptoms T he F our Pha se s   Compa ssion Sa tisfa c tion – the a nti- fa tig ue  ABC’s of Se lf Ca re  Re sourc e s Huma ne So c ie ty o f Huro n Va lle y | (734) 662-5585 | www.hshv.o rg

Who has he ar d of Compassion F atigue ? Huma ne So c ie ty o f Huro n Va lle y | (734) 662-5585 | www.hshv.o rg

What is Compassion F atigue ? Compa ssion fa tig ue is the na tura l c onse que nc e of stre ss re sulting from c a ring for tra uma tize d a nima ls. Compa ssion fa tig ue is a se c onda ry tra uma tic stre ss syndrome . -Dr. Cha rle s F ig le y Pro fe sso r, T ula ne Unive rsity Dire c to r, T ula ne T ra uma to lo g y I nstitute Compa ssion fa tig ue is a se t of symptoms, not a dise a se . Humane Soc ie ty of Hur on Valle y | (734) 662- 5585 | www.hshv.or g

What is Compassion F atigue ? Prima ry T ra uma – you a re in ha rms wa y or da ng e r; g rie f Se c onda ry T ra uma – be a ring witne ss to the suffe ring of othe rs; liste ning to storie s; se e ing e vide nc e , pic ture s, vide os; c a ring for a buse d; c omforting the g rie ving Vic a rious T ra uma – shifts our world vie w, a s a re sult of se c onda ry tra uma Humane Soc ie ty of Hur on Valle y | (734) 662- 5585 | www.hshv.or g

Who is affe c te d by Compassion F atigue ? Be ha vior Spe c ia list Clinic Staff F ie ld Re sc ue Offic e r Administra tion E uthanasia T e c h Ma na g e r Crue lty Inve stig a tor Ve t Assista nt Adoption Counse lor Dog Walke r Volunte e r E ve ryone c a n be . It’s the Cost of Ca ring … Humane Soc ie ty of Hur on Valle y | (734) 662- 5585 | www.hshv.or g

Who is a ffe c te d by Compa ssion F a tig ue ? It he lps whe n we a ll pr a c tic e … … but those most at r isk ar e dir e c tly involve d in • e uthanasia fir st r e sponde r s to • c r ue lty c ar e give r s to our most • at r isk animals Humane Soc ie ty of Hur on Valle y | (734) 662- 5585 | www.hshv.or g

Symptoms of Compassion F atigue Psyc hologic al Physic al Be havior al Hype rse nsitivity to E motiona l Stimuli He adac he s Diffic ulty Conc e ntr ating Bottle d Up E motions E xc e ssive c omplaints F re que nt or pe rsiste nt illne ss / he a lth issue s Diffic ulty ma king de c isions Alc ohol/ Substanc e abuse Sadne ss/ Disruption of World Vie w Apathy Isolation/ Avoidanc e Diffic ulty sle e ping Cynic al Re se ntme nt Humane Soc ie ty of Hur on Valle y | (734) 662- 5585 | www.hshv.or g Re c urring nig htma re s or fla shba c ks

: JOURNAL JOT ON T HI S Whic h c ompassion fatigue symptoms do you or have you r e c ognize d in your own life ? 3100 Che rry Hill Ro a d | Ann Arb o r, MI | 48105 (734) 662-5585 | www.hshv.o rg

Contr ibuting F ac tor s Anima l we lfa re wo rk g ua ra nte e s we will witne ss Oc c upational suffe ring a nd e xpe rie nc e lo ss. • “Othe r-dire c te d ne ss” • Pe rfe c tio nism Compassion • Ove rde ve lo pe d se nse o f re spo nsib ility Individual F atigue • L a c k o f pe rso na l b o unda rie s • L a c k o f he a lthy c o ping skills • Ca ring -K illing Pa ra do x • Mo ra l distre ss –te nsio n c re a te d whe n wha t yo u Cultur al think sho uld b e diffe rs fro m wha t is • Po la riza tio n a nd so c ia l me dia Humane Soc ie ty of Hur on Valle y | (734) 662- 5585 | www.hshv.or g

T he F our Phase s* By Doug F akke ma ONE – “T he Hone ymoon” - Re d hot a nd ra ring to g o, we a re out to c ha ng e the world T WO – “De pre ssion” - T he bubble bursts a nd we c ra sh T HRE E – “Ang e r” - De pre ssion turns outwa rd a nd we ’re ma d a s he ll F OUR – “Re silie nc e ” - Ne w de te rmina tion a nd unde rsta nding of the re a l mission *Atta c hme nt in your ha ndouts Humane Soc ie ty of Hur on Valle y | (734) 662- 5585 | www.hshv.or g

T he “Anti- F atigue ” Huma ne So c ie ty o f Huro n Va lle y | (734) 662-5585 | www.hshv.o rg

What is Compassion Satisfac tion? Compa ssion Sa tisfa c tion is the ple a sure we de rive from be ing a ble to do our work we ll. Hig h le ve ls of Compa ssion Sa tisfa c tion a re re la te d to our a bility to be e ffe c tive c a re g ive rs. - Dr. Be th Hudna ll Sta mm T he be st wa y to le sse n Compa ssion F a tig ue symptoms is to ra ise Compa ssion Sa tisfa c tion le ve ls. Humane Soc ie ty of Hur on Valle y | (734) 662- 5585 | www.hshv.or g

: JOURNAL JOT ON T HI S Why did you c hoose this wor k? What do you e njoy most about your wor k? Why is it me aningful to you? 3100 Che rry Hill Ro a d | Ann Arb o r, MI | 48105 (734) 662-5585 | www.hshv.o rg

Who has he ar d of Se lf- Car e ? What is it? Huma ne So c ie ty o f Huro n Va lle y | (734) 662-5585 | www.hshv.o rg

ABC’s of Se lf- Car e A war e ne ss – le ar ning about symptoms, le ar ning about your se lf, tuning into your tr igge r s and individual r e sponse s B alanc e – c ar ing for othe r s and c ar ing for our se lve s; finding and knowing our boundar ie s C onne c tion – maintaining and inve sting in r e lationships; finding the positive s Humane Soc ie ty of Hur on Valle y | (734) 662- 5585 | www.hshv.or g

It’s Pe r sonal – Se lf- Asse ssme nts Se lf- Asse ssme nts a re a g ood tool. Know whe re you a re a nd re g ula rly a sse ss yourse lf. ProQOL * – Profe ssiona l Qua lity of L ife Se lf- T e st by Dr. Be th Hudna ll Sta mm MySe lfCa re .org * - De nnis Portnoy L ife Stre ss T e st* - Dr. T im L owe nste in, Stre ssMa rke t.c om *Atta c hme nt in your ha ndouts Humane Soc ie ty of Hur on Valle y | (734) 662- 5585 | www.hshv.or g

It’s Pe r sonal – Se lf- Car e Se lf- Ca re is c ruc ia l, Car e “fue l tank” a nd it ta ke s a pla n.  Ide ntify a uthe ntic , susta ina ble pra c tic e s for F atigue Satisfac tion yourse lf. It is toug h to provide  Not optiona l! c a re on a n e mpty ta nk. Se lf- Ca re fills your ta nk! Humane Soc ie ty of Hur on Valle y | (734) 662- 5585 | www.hshv.or g

Se lf- Car e Plan Ide as At “Wor k” Physic al Car e E motional Coping Whate ve r give s you JOY! Str e ss Re le ase Pr ay Spor ts Baking T a ke a Bre a k Write – e xpre ss your fe e ling s Home Pr oje c ts Dra w L augh Me ditate E xe r c ise Go for a Walk Str e tc h Go Kayaking Re ad Se lf- T alk PL AY with Kids, Pe ts Humane Soc ie ty of Hur on Valle y | (734) 662- 5585 | www.hshv.or g

Se lf- Car e Asse ssme nt & Plan Humane Soc ie ty of Hur on Valle y | (734) 662- 5585 | www.hshv.or g

T ake - Aways & Ne xt Ste ps  Se lf- Car e Goal – make it SMART !  Se lf asse ssme nts  Othe r … Humane Soc ie ty of Hur on Valle y | (734) 662- 5585 | www.hshv.or g

Re sour c e s  Volunte e r Re sour c e Page Pe tSmar t Char itie s – we binar se r ie s & ar tic le s   Pe tfinde r .c om  Compassion F atigue Awar e ne ss Pr oje c t  Pe t L oss Suppor t – HSHV & Blue Dog Counse ling Humane Soc ie ty of Hur on Valle y | (734) 662- 5585 | www.hshv.or g