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COMPASSION FATIGUE

 

A five-week course

developed by the Virginia Commonwealth University’s Department of Gerontology

COURSE DESCRIPTION

The purpose of this seminar course is to explore Compassion Fatigue including definitions, multidimensional risk factors and interventions currently discussed in the literature.

We will take a strengths-based approach to developing practices to build Compassion Satisfaction in response to personal, professional and organizational risk factors.

The 4D Appreciative Inquiry process to Discover, Dream, Design, and Deliver will serve as a lens for this course.

WEEK 1

Compassion Fatigue: What is it? What does it look like? Why does it matter?

WEEK 2

Compassion Fatigue Risk Factors: Personal, Professional, Organizational

WEEK 3

Building Compassion Satisfaction: Honoring Self through Awareness and Connection

WEEK 4

Building Compassion Satisfaction: Honoring the Work through Meaning & Purpose

WEEK 5

Building Compassion Satisfaction: Honoring Others through Appreciative and Compassionate Communities

COURSE INSTRUCTOR

Ayn Welleford, MS (Gerontology), PhD, AGHEF

Associate Professor
Gerontologist for Community Voice
Co-Lead, Longevity Project for a Greater Richmond (formerly Greater Richmond Age Wave Coalition)
Department of Gerontology
College of Health Professions
Virginia Commonwealth University

Compassion Fatigue:

What is it? What does it look like? Why does it matter?

SLIDES

CF-Week-1-10-Sept-2020-full

 

RECORDING

FORUM

Have your say on the topic in the forum – read, contribute with your thoughts, ideas, or ask for the professional community’s guidance.

FORUM

RESOURCES/HANDOUTS

The handouts below can be downloaded by clicking on “View in Full Screen” and then clicking again on the download icon (illustrated below).

CF-Week-1-10-Sept-2020

PROQOL:
ProQOL_5_English_Self-Score

Compassion Fatigue Risk Factors:

Personal, Professional, Organizational

SLIDES

CF-Week-2-16-Sept-2020

 

RECORDING

FORUM

Have your say on the topic in the forum – read, contribute with your thoughts, ideas, or ask for the professional community’s guidance.

FORUM

RESOURCES/HANDOUTS

CF-Week-2-16-Sept-2020-hnd

 

VIDEO PLAYED IN THE WEBINAR
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RpfFlFC5ss

Building Compassion Satisfaction:

Honoring Self through Awareness and Connection

SLIDES

CF-Week-3-23-Sept-2020-full

 

RECORDING

FORUM

Have your say on the topic in the forum – read, contribute with your thoughts, ideas, or ask for the professional community’s guidance.

FORUM

RESOURCES/HANDOUTS

CF-Week-3-23-Sept-2020

 

Building Compassion Satisfaction:

Honoring the Work through Meaning & Purpose

SLIDES

CF-Week-4-October

 

RECORDING

FORUM

Have your say on the topic in the forum – read, contribute with your thoughts, ideas, or ask for the professional community’s guidance.

FORUM

RESOURCES/HANDOUTS

CF-Week-4-handout

 

Video played in the session:

 

Building Compassion Satisfaction:

Honoring Others through Appreciative and Compassionate Communities

SLIDES

CF-Week-5-8-Oct-2020

 

RECORDING

FORUM

Have your say on the topic in the forum – read, contribute with your thoughts, ideas, or ask for the professional community’s guidance.

FORUM

RESOURCES/HANDOUTS

CF-Week-5-hdout

 

 

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