[Oberg:] As a former teacher, I can attest to the challenges that come with being an educator. The long hours, heavy workload, and responsibility of shaping young minds can take a toll on your mental ...

Vicarious trauma is a very real thing experienced by clinicians. Those working with trauma survivors have to approach their clients very carefully and gently and in an empathetic manner. Clinicians ...

Teachers' jobs involve more than just teaching the required curriculum. A significant part of their role includes providing emotional support to their students And with many students facing mental ...

Drawing from the latest research and intervention practices, this presentation will address overcoming burn-out, compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma generally, and specifically as related to the ...

People whose professions lead to prolonged exposure to other people's trauma can be vulnerable to compassion fatigue, also known as secondary or vicarious trauma; they can experience acute symptoms ...

New book aims to help care and service providers reclaim their calling CENTER CITY, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--While the COVID-19 pandemic brought awareness of professional burnout to all industries, the ...

designed by Charles R. Figley, founder of the International Traumatology Institute, measures levels of compassion fatigue, burnout, and satisfaction and can give those who take the test an indication ...

As anyone who has spent time on Twitter knows, Americans believe the world is in a dark place. The news has been wall to wall tragedies for years: climate change, the war in Syria, natural disasters, ...

In April 2020, my great-aunt suddenly died from a rare and aggressive cancer. She was an adored and hilarious high school “cafeteria lady” of 20 years, but her funeral wasn’t the celebratory affair I ...

Glenys Oberg does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...