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Many mental health practitioners present symptoms that are consistent with their clients' anxiety and stress-related disorders. It comes as no surprise, then, that "counselor impairment" - the stress that comes from treating survivors of traumatic events - is now officially recognized by the American Counseling Associations' Task Force on Counselor Wellness. "Empathy Fatigue" is a term coined by the author after his own experience serving on the crisis response team for the Westside Middle School shootings in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Remarkably, symptoms of empathy fatigue are evident amongst a broad range of professionals: those who treat victims of stressful and traumatic events; those who treat persons with abuse, mood, anxiety, and stress-related disorders; as well as those who work in career and vocational settings or with people with mental and physical disabilities. This guide is also meant for all these groups. This book provides a repertoire of strategies, techniques, and insight designed to increase personal resiliency and decrease counselor burnout and fatigue:
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Part I: Part II: Introduction to Part II Part III: Introduction to Part III References Appendix I: Special Resource List for Self-Care Index | |||||||||
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| Empathy Fatigue helps to fill a critical need for authoritative and useful resources to counter burnout and promote counselor resiliency.A potentially valuable resource for all counselors.highly readable.delivers insightful presentations.Stebnickis writing style is uncluttered and smooth, making this an enjoyable reading experience.Empathy Fatigue should enjoy wide usefulness among counseling professionals.I most strongly recommend this book for counselors who practice in settings that provide few resources for support. --Counseling Today | |||||||||
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Mark Stebnicki, PhD, LPC, CRC, CCM, is a Professor and Director of the graduate program in rehabilitation counseling at East Carolina University. He has over 18 years experience working with adolescents and adults with mental health issues and acquired chronic health conditions. Dr. Stebnicki served on the crisis response team for the Westside Middle School shootings in Jonesboro, AR (March 24, 1998) and has done many stress debriefings with private companies, schools, and government employees after incidents of workplace violence, hurricanes, tornadoes, and floods. He has consulted with former President Bill Clinton's staff on addressing the students of Columbine High School after their critical incident (April 20, 1999). His youth violence program, the Identification, Early Intervention, Prevention, and Preparation (IEPP) Program, was awarded national recognition by the American Counseling Association (ACA) Foundation (2001) for its vision and excellence in the area of youth violence prevention. | |||||||||
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