by Char Richard | Feb 23, 2013 | Clinician Wellness
If you’re working in the helping field, chances are you are seeing, or have seen, staff taking extended stress leave or sick leave. Often organizations in the helping field are short on resources and high on demand – basically there is too much to do for...
by Char Richard | Jan 28, 2013 | Clinician Wellness
The other week I was in a coffee shop researching my latest Compassion Fatigue article and I saw a group of women come in. This group of women was diverse in culture, age and so on. From the moment I saw them I just felt they were social workers. They sat together...
by Char Richard | Jan 28, 2013 | Clinician Wellness
As caregivers we are naturally people who give of ourselves to others. This likely began when we were children – we took care of siblings, pets, friends, and sometimes parents. Much of our identity is tied up in our various caregiving roles. Sometimes people are...
