TY - JOUR
T1 - Examining the Relationship Between Self-Care and Compassion Fatigue in Mental Health Professionals
T2 - A Critical Review
AU - Rivera-Kloeppel, Breanna
AU - Mendenhall, Tai
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 American Psychological Association
PY - 2021/11/29
Y1 - 2021/11/29
N2 - Mental health providers represent one of the highest risk groups in health care for compassion fatigue. As we work to understand how self-care can be adapted, used, and practiced effectively by counselors, psychologists, family therapists, and other like-minded healers, it is important that we improve the quality, complexity, and sophistication of the scholarship we conduct. This critical review examines 9 articles published between 2005 and 2019. Selection criteria included the following: (a) studies were empirical/peer-reviewed, (b) samples engaged were composed of mental health professionals, and (c) investigative foci targeted the relationship(s) between self-care and compassion fatigue. Analysis revealed a lack of cohesive theory, limited sample designs, inconsistent measurement, underpowered analyses, and disorganized results. Implications for supportive clinical and policy practices, alongside responsive calls for future scholars, are put forth in conclusion.
AB - Mental health providers represent one of the highest risk groups in health care for compassion fatigue. As we work to understand how self-care can be adapted, used, and practiced effectively by counselors, psychologists, family therapists, and other like-minded healers, it is important that we improve the quality, complexity, and sophistication of the scholarship we conduct. This critical review examines 9 articles published between 2005 and 2019. Selection criteria included the following: (a) studies were empirical/peer-reviewed, (b) samples engaged were composed of mental health professionals, and (c) investigative foci targeted the relationship(s) between self-care and compassion fatigue. Analysis revealed a lack of cohesive theory, limited sample designs, inconsistent measurement, underpowered analyses, and disorganized results. Implications for supportive clinical and policy practices, alongside responsive calls for future scholars, are put forth in conclusion.
KW - burnout
KW - compassion fatigue
KW - critical review
KW - mental health providers
KW - self-care
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U2 - 10.1037/trm0000362
DO - 10.1037/trm0000362
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85128605379
SN - 1534-7656
VL - 29
SP - 163
EP - 173
JO - Traumatology
JF - Traumatology
IS - 2
ER -