1st Edition
Overcoming Burnout and Compassion Fatigue in Schools A Guide for Counselors, Administrators, and Educators
List of Figures
List of Tables
1 – Introduction
2 – The Developmental Impact of Trauma
3 – Risk Factors That Create the Perfect Storm
4 – Burnout: Death by a Thousand Cuts
5 – Compassion Fatigue: Sick, Tired, and Depleted
6 – Compassion Satisfaction: You’re Pretty Darn Awesome!
7 – Follow the Yellow Brick Road… to Recovery!
Appendix A - Assessing Risk Factors that Contribute to the Development of Burnout and Compassion Fatigue
Appendix B - The Professional Quality of Life (ProQOL) Survey
Appendix C - The Four Quadrant Model of Trauma Self-Care
Appendix D - Mindfulness Exercises
Appendix E - Narrative Technique
Appendix F – Self-Care Plan Diagram
Appendix G - Retelling a Students’ Story: Low-Impact Debriefing Strategies
Index
Biography
Alison L. DuBois, Ph.D., Director of the Graduate School, Westminster College, PA. For the past 23 years, Dr. DuBois, an Associate Professor of Education & Counseling, has been working with children and adolescents across a number of environments ranging from therapeutic to educational.
Molly A. Mistretta, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Counseling and Development, Slippery Rock University, PA. Dr. Mistretta’s academic career has focused on preparing students and new professionals for a variety of roles within educational settings, from kindergarten through higher education.
"A timely book for teachers and other school personnel working with children experiencing trauma. It’s become clear that school staff need training in identifying their own signs of burnout and compassion fatigue as well as understanding and developing resiliency skills. At a time when more and more teachers are leaving the profession due to their own personal issues and job dissatisfaction, Alison DuBois and Molly Mistretta do an excellent job of describing self-efficacy and resilience and the role they play in being a highly successful educator." - Patricia A. Markos, Ph.D., director, Institute for Professional Studies in Education"Teachers enter the profession to make a difference in the lives of their students, but that same deep caring and empathy can be their impetus to leave the classroom. The authors help teachers recognize the symptoms of burnout and compassion fatigue and provide them with practical strategies for effectively dealing with stressful situations in the classroom. This is an important book for all teachers, especially those who teach in high-poverty districts." - Faye Snodgress, executive director, Kappa Delta Pi
