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Figley compassion fatigue: Definitions and Treatment Approach – Accelerated Recovery Program
Figley (1996) defines Compassion Fatigue as:
Some of the symptoms of compassion fatigue include:
Any of these symptoms could be signaling the presence of Compassion Fatigue.
Who is at-risk for Compassion Fatigue?
The Good News : Compassion Fatigue treatment approach based on Figley’s work
The Road Back Home
The Accelerated Recovery Program for Compassion Fatigue
a. Skills Acquisition
b. Self-Care
c. Connection with Others
d. Internal Conflicts
Program Protocol
Session One: Assessment/Evaluation
The following assessment tolls will be utilized in the Accelerated Recovery Program:
Compassion Fatigue Scale-Revised (Figley 1995; Baranowsky & Gentry, 1997)
Silencing Response Scale (Baranowsky, 1997)
Solution-Focused Trauma Recovery Scale (TRS) (Gentry, 1997)
Review of vicarious traumatic situations (triggers & catalysts)
Between-session Projects:
Session Four: SUPERVISING THE SELF: Externalization
Session Five: Closure and Aftercare
Options for Further Work:
Groups may be offered
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Conclusions
References

Content: The manifestations often mirror, to a lesser degree, those of our clients. Vicarious traumatization (McCann & Pearlman, 1990) is an applicable term that also describes this tendency of the transmission of traumatic stress by observation and/or being a witness to the experiences of painful events. Secondary traumatic stress happens when one is subjected to intense events directly experienced by another and is overpowered by this secondary exposure to trauma (Figley & Kleber, 1995). More than a few theories have been offered but none have been able to effectively illustrate the system which accounts for the transmission of traumatic stress from one individual to another. Figley (1995) hypothesizes that the caregiver’s empathy level with the traumatized person has a vital role in this transmission. Burnout, or cumulative stress, is the state of physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion caused by a depletion of ability to cope with one’s environment resultant from our responses to the on-going demand characteristics (stress) of our daily lives (Maslach, 1982). High levels of cumulative stress in the lives of caregivers negatively affects their resiliency therefore making them more susceptible to compassion fatigue. The Silencing Response (Baranowsky, 1997; Danielli, 1984) is an inability to attend to the stories/experiences of our clients and instead to redirect to material that is less distressing for the professional. This occurs when client’ experiences/stories are overwhelming, beyond our scope of comprehension and desire to know, or simply spiraling past our sense of competency.