by Char Richard | May 23, 2017 | Advocacy, Caring Safely, Compassion Fatigue and Burnout, Confessions of a Social Worker, Mental Health
Last week I was at the annual conference hosted by Canadian Mental Health Association – Alberta Division. I was there as a vendor for my program Caring Safely, which is an online program to help helping professional reduce and prevent Compassion Fatigue,...
by Char Richard | Apr 19, 2016 | Clinician Wellness, Compassion Fatigue and Burnout
This may be one of the hardest posts that I have written in a long time, but I think there is a lesson in it for me and you. It’s all about my bra. Just over two months ago I had a minor accident and tore my rotator cuff and damaged some other muscles in my neck and...
by Char Richard | Apr 12, 2016 | Compassion Fatigue and Burnout
In 2008, when I was at the height of my compassion fatigue, near burnout, my health was a hot mess. I lived off of coffee and frozen dinners with pop and chocolate bars getting me through the day, before collapsing on the couch the minute I walked in the door. I did...
