Managing Burnout and Compassion Fatigue Through Self-Care Strategies

• By: Michael C. Selbst, PhD, BCBA-D Ashley Zultanky, PsyD Behavior Therapy Associates
• April 1st, 2020
• burnout, compassion fatigue, mental health, self-care, stress
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We care about our family members, close friends, our clients, our students, and many others in our lives. We experience their accomplishments and excitement as well as their struggles and despair. Because we care about others and want to do all that we can in their best interests, this relationship...

Self-Care is Essential to Well-being at Work

• By: Lisa Furst, LMSW, MPH Vibrant Emotional Health
• July 1st, 2019
• behavioral health workforce, burnout prevention, employee well-being, mental health, organizational culture, self-care, stress management, workplace wellness
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By now, “self-care” and “workplace wellness” aren’t novel concepts. It would be difficult not to find myriad references to both in the popular and professional press. Many organizations, including in the private sector, healthcare and government have embraced employee wellness programs,...

Caring for the Caregiver

• By: Julie Alvira, MD MBA Executive Coach
• April 1st, 2019
• anxiety and depression, caregiver burnout, caregiving stress, compassion fatigue, emotional well-being, healthcare professionals, self-care, social isolation
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Caregiving is a labor of love but can affect with extreme challenges both physically and emotionally. It does not matter if you are an individual working as a professional caregiver for an agency or by yourself and have this specific role every day or a partner or relative that had become caregiver...