Capstone: Ethics Training Presentation
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Chapter 14
Competence and the Ethics of Self-Care
Why Stress?!
Client issues:
May be emotionally demanding
May be challenging
Work schedules
Work environment
Burnout
Emotional exhaustion
Apathy
Negative job attitude
A loss of concern and feeling for the client
Emotional stability
Depression
Anxiety
Compassion Fatigue
Exhaustion and dysfunction caused by prolonged exposure to compassion stress
Sudden onset
May mirrors symptoms typical of post-traumatic disorders
Broad impact
Impact of Compassion Fatigue
Impact may be biological, psychological and/or social
Mental fatigue
Inability to concentrate
Decline in ability to effectively work
Change in values and beliefs
Sadness, anxiety or guilt
Excessive emotional numbing
Intrusive thoughts and images of the client’s traumatic experiences
Ethical Responsibility
Consider autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence, and justice.
How are these core values impacted by burnout or compassion fatigue?
Best practice?
No harm?
Responsibility to the client?
Addressing Burnout and Compassion Fatigue
Self-monitoring
Refraining from offering professional services
Seek assistance
If necessary, suspend or terminate professional responsibilities
Prevention/Intervention
It is not practical or ethical to ignore or deny professional situations which may increase the likelihood of burnout or compassion fatigue.
Training – specific instruction for the populations with which you work
Professional development – maintain current in research, practice, and ethics
Self-Care – strengthen your ability to engage in competent, ethical service
Prevention/Intervention cont.
Self-awareness and monitoring
Assessments such as: Professional Quality of Life Scale
Professional support
Address impaired colleagues
Support
Corrective feedback
Awareness raising
Reporting
A reminder…
There are many factors which will help you maintain professional competency and increase your efficacy…
Staying updated with research and professional codes of ethics
Maintaining professional boundaries
An ethical practitioner: not just ‘doing’, but ‘being’
You, as the Helper
What have you learned about yourself as a helper?
What are your thoughts about using your professional codes of ethics?
After reading this chapter, what are your thoughts regarding burnout and compassion fatigue? What will you do to address these issues?
What are your thoughts about not only practicing ethically, but being ethical?
