Recognizing Compassion Fatigue and Burnout in Therapists

PsychBiz

19-04-2021 • 41 mins

As a therapist, do you feel at risk of compassion fatigue and burnout? If so, then what should you be doing to protect yourself?

On this episode of PsychBiz, we’re talking about all things compassion fatigue and burnout, including:

  1. What compassion fatigue and burnout are
  2. How to tell the difference between compassion fatigue and burnout
  3. How compassion fatigue and burnout affect therapists and the symptoms to look out for
  4. Why the work of being a therapist may put you at greater risk
  5. What therapists can do to protect themselves from compassion fatigue and burnout

And more!

To get your free copy of Howard’s compassion management survey:

  • Write a review of PsychBiz wherever you get your podcasts
  • Take a screenshot of your review
  • Email it to howard@howardbaumgarten.com with the subject line “Compassion Fatigue Awareness”

Tune in next time for our final episode of season one, where we’ll continue with our discussion about burnout prevention and compassion fatigue awareness, theory, intervention, and self-care.