Burnout Prevention Therapy

Tag: Burned Out

  • What is Compassion Fatigue?

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    Dustin Palmer
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    Compassion fatigue is a condition that affects those whose roles involve helping others. It can look similar to burnout and even accompany burnout. Despite this, the causes are different and the effects can be, too. Where burnout is a general sense of feeling fatigued or overwhelmed from too high of a workload, compassion fatigue is…

  • What is Burnout?

    What is Burnout?

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    Dustin Palmer
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    As the first post at Burnout Prevention Therapy, it only feels right to make it about Burnout and a brief introduction to the subject. Burnout is a response to prolonged exposure to chronic stressors on the job. This affects individuals in 3 primary ways: overwhelming exhaustion, feelings of cynicism, and feeling ineffective or unaccomplished (Maslach…