Compassion Fatigue and Self-Care

Type:
  Printable Tool
Presented by:
DMH + UCLA Prevention Center of Excellence
Relevant categories:
School Mental Health Secondary Traumatic Stress Workplace Wellbeing
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Overview

It can be hard to take care of ourselves when we spend so much time providing care to others. We often consider self-care something we can only participate in when we have large amounts of time to devote to it. Download this tool for some ways to practice self-care, even if you only have a few minutes. 

  Keywords: burnout, compassion fatigue, self-care, stress
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