Compassion Fatigue Bibliography ...

Knowledge will bring you

the opportunity to make a difference.

Claire Fagin

Hi Everyone,

I have just been updating the bibliography for the Caring On Empty workshop in preparation for workshops in Calgary and Vancouver Island next month and I thought you might like to have a look at some of the additions. Here they are:


1.  Articles:

*  Anderson, L (2016) The impact of a knitting intervention on compassion fatigue in oncology nurses Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing Feb 2016, Vol 20(1), 102-104

*  Claxton-Oldfield, S (2015) Hospice palliative care volunteers: Stressors, how they cope with them and implications for volunteer training/management  American Journal of Hospice and Palliative medicine Feb 10, 2015

*  Gilman, L et al (2015) Strategies to promote coping and resilience in oncology and palliative care nurses caring for adult patients with malignancy: A comprehensive systematic review JBI Database System Rev Implement Rep 2015 June 12;13(5):131-204

*  Labib, MYT (2015) Compassion Fatigue, the Wellness of Care Providers and the Quality of Patient Care BSc Honors Thesis Portland State University Paper 205

*  Jack, Kirsten (2017) The meaning of compassion fatigue to student nurses: An interpretive phenomenological study J of Compassionate Health Care (2017)4:2 doi 10.1186/s40639-017-0031-5

*  Miller, B and Sprang, G (2016) A components-based practice and supervision model for reducing compassion fatigue by affecting clinician experience Traumatology January 28, 2016  doi.org/10.1037/trm0000058

*  Thieleman, K and Cacciatore, J (2014) Witness to suffering: Mindfulness and compassion fatigue among traumatic bereavement volunteers and professionals  Social Work January 1, 2014

*  Zehr, KL (2015) The Effect of Education on Compassion Fatigue as Experienced by Staff Nurses Doctorate of Nursing Practice Thesis, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Indiana Evidence Based Practice Reports. Paper 65


2.  Books:

*  Levine, Peter (2015) Trauma and Memory: Brain & Body in a Search for the Living Past North Atlantic Books, Berkeley, CA

*  Richardson, Jan (2016) The Cure for Sorrow: A Book of Blessings for Times of Grief Wanton Gospeller Press, Orlando, Florida

*  Esfahani-Smith, Emily (2017) The Power of Meaning: Crafting a Life That Matters Viking Press

Enjoy!

Resources for Spring Renewal ...

Hi Everyone!

Spring is here early on the West Coast with flowers blooming, only a little rain and warmer-than-usual temperatures. With Spring comes a plethora of opportunities to learn and grow and this year is no exception. Here are a few wonderful opportunities to blow out the cobwebs and let a little sunshine in:

1.  The Enneagram and Somatic Awareness: Using Body Intelligence to Relax Type Structure 

This two day workshop, on April 18 and 19 in Seattle, is sponsored by Enneagram in Seattle and features two of my favourite Enneagram teachers, Terry Saracino and Marion Gilbert from Enneagram Worldwide.

As the workshop brochure says:

Those of us who have worked with the Enneagram for many years have discovered how truly difficult it is to influence our reactivity. When we are faced with challenging life circumstances, we find ourselves falling into our type structure's patterns of overreacting, even though we know better.

The workshop will introduce you to the Somatic Awareness Practice which will build your "felt sense" and enable you to free yourself from automatically following your highly ingrained cognitive-emotional impulses and re-enacting your type patterns. 

For more information click here. 

2.  Reclaiming Awe: A Workshop on Mystery and Intuition

This new Rachel Remen workshop for health and service professionals is designed for those who feel their work no longer inspires or has meaning for them, for those who miss a sense of wonder and aliveness day to day.

Rachel Remen, MD, the author of Kitchen Table Wisdom: Stories That Heal and other popular books, has offered restorative workshops and conferences for healthcare professionals and service providers for many years. This new workshop will help you to find and tell your story of mystery, honour intuition as a legitimate way of knowing, recognize the unexplainable in your everyday work and to reclaim a sense of awe and wonder in your work and in your life.  

The 2 1/2 day workshop will be held at the Acqua Hotel in Mill Valley, California on May 21-23, 2015. 

 For more information click here.

3. 5th Annual Care4You Conference: Be a Change Agent

This two day Kingston, ON conference on Compassion Fatigue is designed to "care for those who care for others". This year it will focus on the theme of Creating Change Agents. You will learn how to make positive changes at home and at work. Managers will learn strategies to engage their teams and to enable sustainable organizational health.

Featured speakers at the June 9 and 10 conference include:

a. Stephane Grenier, Mental Health Advocate, Canadian Armed Forces (Ret)

b. Sherisa Dahlgren, Holistic Healing Expert & VP Clinical Programs, Joyful Heart Foundation

c.  Pat Fisher, Organizational Health Specialist & Co-Executive Director, TEND Ltd

d.  Francoise Mathieu, Compassion Fatigue Educator & Co-Executive Director, TEND  

For more information click here. 

4.  Stop, Breathe and Think 

And for those of us whose extra money will be going to Revenue Canada or house insurance this Spring, here is a learning opportunity that's simple, fun and FREE. (You pay only if you want the advanced level of meditations.) 

Stop, Breathe and Think is a wonderful website and app that customizes meditations for beginners. If you're trying to do more mindfulness meditation and need some help starting out, this is the place for you. You can go through an emotional check-in and then the site offers appropriate meditations for your current emotional state. 

Simple enough for kids to use, it's a great structured and supportive way to start a meditation practice.

For more information click here. 

So, happy almost-Spring and enjoy!

Jan

CaringBridge.org: An Amazing Resource ...

Hi everyone! Here is a great resource for family caregivers and for the helping professionals and volunteers who support them. It's called CaringBridge.org and it's a brilliant concept.

I hadn't heard of Caring Bridge until this morning when I received an email from my friend, Terry Saracino, at Enneagram Worldwide to say that our beloved, Dr David Daniels, (author of the little yellow Enneagram book I use in my workshops) is having open heart surgery on May 10th and that rather than contacting him directly, we can follow his progress and send our prayers and good wishes via CaringBridge.

It turns out that CaringBridge is a non-profit organization, based in Minnesota, that eases communication and encourages love and support when it matters most.

Think of us as an online space where you can connect, share news, and receive support. It's your very own social network, coming together on your personalized website. And, thanks to those who donate, we are available 24/7 to anyone, anywhere, at no cost.

CaringBridge offers CaringBridge Sites, personal, protected websites that make it easy to stay connected during any type of health event, and SupportPlanners, calendars that help family and friends to coordinate care and organize helpful tasks, like bringing a meal, offering rides, taking care of pets and other needs.

Organization founder, Sona Mehring, hatched the original CaringBridge website in 1997 when:

... good friends of mine had a premature baby. They asked me to let everyone know what was happening. Instead of making emotional and time draining phone calls, I created a website. In fact, the same night their baby Brighid was born the first Caring Bridge website was started.

CaringBridge instantly became a connection point in ways that were extremely personal and powerful for everyone. The site allowed family members to communicate information to a wide circle of people. They posted daily journal entries and the guestbook enabled visitors to send the family messages of love and encouragement.

It was obvious that CaringBridge could help any family going through a health event - not only by letting everyone know what was happening but by bringing that loving, supportive community together. CaringBridge could let them be there without the barrier of when, where and how. It's vital that anyone going through any type of health event knows about CaringBridge. 

Our services are free for anyone in need thanks to individuals and families who donate.

The website, itself, is clear, easy-to-use and each page is short enough to accommodate even the most caregiving-addled brain.

Where was this wonderful service during my family caregiving years?? It would certainly have made a huge difference. And it makes a difference today as we convey our love and support to David and his family. Thank you, CaringBridge!  If you want to learn more or to start your own site just
click here.

New CF Resources for the Fall ...

 

Hi everyone! I'm off to teach for the Central Cariboo Hospice Palliative Care Society in William's Lake this week, but before I go, here are a couple of great new resources for your Compassion Fatigue library:

The first is a bundle of three DVD's by Compassion Fatigue Specialist Francoise Mathieu entitled, What Are Compassion Fatigue and Vicarious Trauma?. Within the bundle are sections on the difference between compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma, 5 resilience strategies, and training in low impact disclosure and debriefing.  (Each of these sections can also be purchased as a separate DVD.) This would be a wonderful resource for organizations in rural areas who have more difficulty than most in accessing training opportunities. Francoise' trademark enthusiasm and stories make this a DVD worth seeing.  Price:  $99.00 CDN


The second resource is a new free report from the School of Social Work at the University of Minnesota entitled CW360:  Secondary Trauma and the Child Welfare Workforce. It offers different perspectives on secondary trauma from the viewpoint of child welfare supervisors, foster parents, judges, rural workers and others and provides an extensive resource list and agency discussion guide for managers and staff. You can find the report at the National Child Traumatic Stress Network.  

If you should discover other new compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma, secondary traumatic stress or chronic sorrow resources in your travels, I would be very happy to hear about them and pass them on.