Empathic Strain Archives | The TEND Toolkit

Secondary Traumatic Stress 101

On-Demand Course

This course, led by Françoise Mathieu, offers an introduction to secondary traumatic stress (STS) and empathic strain, specifically designed for professionals working in trauma-exposed, high-stress environments.

December 2024

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How Challenging Work Changes Us

On-Demand Course

What can we learn from those who retain their compassion and their health in the face of demanding work? In this on-demand course, Francoise Mathieu explores the impact of trauma-exposed work and offers insight, strategies, and tools to help you sustain a rewarding and fulfilling career.

July 2024

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“The Other Wet Floor”

The Emotional Risks of Working in a Helping Profession

In this CARE4YOU 2024 session, JD Gilmour explores the “other” occupational risks of working in a helping profession: empathic strain, secondary traumatic stress, burnout, and moral distress.

June 2024

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Identifying Your Warning Signs

Reflecting on Your Physical, Behavioural, & Emotional Signs of Overwhelm

This downloadable PDF helps you identify your top three warning signs of empathic strain and secondary traumatic stress.

August 2023

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Screeners for Health & Behavioral Health Professionals

Screening for STS, moral distress, stress, burnout, compassion satisfaction, & self-compassion

Screeners for health and behavioral health professionals to self-identify areas that may be an issue for them including secondary traumatic stress, moral distress, stress, burnout, compassion satisfaction, and self-compassion.

August 2023

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The Professional Quality of Life Measure (ProQOL)

Self-Test for Compassion Satisfaction, Burnout, & Compassion Fatigue

The Professional Quality of Life Measure (ProQOL) is a free 30 question self-assessment test designed by Dr. Beth Stamm to evaluate burnout, compassion fatigue, and compassion satisfaction.

April 2023

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Help for the Helper

Preventing Compassion Fatigue and Vicarious Trauma in an Ever-Changing World

In this book. Babette Rothschild examines the literature to explain how therapists suffer from an excess of empathy for their clients and presents strategies for dealing with burnout and stress.

December 2022

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compassion fatigue 101

Compassion Fatigue 101

On-Demand Course

Repeated and chronic exposure to large volumes of difficult stories can erode our sense of empathy for others. In this on-demand course, we will explore the "costs of caring" and learn strategies to identify and address compassion fatigue.

October 2021

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Sympathy, Empathy, or Compassion?

Why It Is Time to Stop Using "Compassion Fatigue"

In this article, Françoise Mathieu shares four tips to manage communication expectations for remote workplaces.

August 2021

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A Shift in Perspective

Why It’s Time to Stop Using Compassion Fatigue

Experts in the fields of secondary trauma and empathic strain bring clarity to the current state of terminology and discuss why the term "compassion fatigue" should be replaced by "empathic strain."

June 2021

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Emotional Survival for Law Enforcement

A Guide for Officers and Their Families

In this book. Kevin Gilmartin delves into the profound emotional toll that public safety work can have on individuals and their families.

June 2021

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Maintaining Balance

Self-Care, Resiliency, and Ethical Service Delivery

Françoise Mathieu shares her thoughts about self-care as an "ethical duty" for those working in high-trauma workplaces in this series presented by by the Southern Regional Children’s Advocacy Center.

July 2020

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