Professional Supervision
Karunya offers professional supervision for
caring professionals to maintain their wellbeing and to promote self-care.
PROFESSIONAL SUPERVISION
FOR CARING PROFESSIONALS
Karunya offers professional supervision for caring professionals to maintain their wellbeing and to promote self-care.
Are you in a caring profession? If so, do you ever feel preoccupied with the hardships of the people you work with?
In a helping role, we are constantly exposed to the trauma and suffering of clients and patients. Compassion is a wonderful gift to those we help. It is the experience of deep empathy for a person suffering coupled with a desire to resolve their disadvantage or trauma experiences.
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COMPASSION FATIGUE
Although compassion can be deeply rewarding, it can also cause significant issues for professionals as we are constantly exposed to trauma.
Compassion fatigue can show itself in a range of symptoms and behaviors, such as:
- Diminished ability or interest to care for others
- Preoccupation with people you help
- Mental and/or physical exhaustion
- Anger and irritability
- Anxiety and/or depression
- Intrusive thoughts
- Sleep problems
- Being easily startled
- Hopelessness about helping work
- Flashbacks
- Hypervigilance
- Avoidance of certain activities, situations, or people you help
- Feeling like a failure as a helper
- Drops in productivity
- Emotional numbness and absence of self love – Readmore
- Unable to maintain relationships
- Trouble separating personal and professional lives
- A decreased capacity to experience sympathy and empathy
- Dysfunctional coping behaviors, e.g., misusing alcohol or drugs
- Taking more time off work
- Reduced decision-making ability
- Feeling disconnected
- Decreased satisfaction or enjoyment with work
References:
- (Figley, 2002b; Stamm, 2002)
- (Cocker & Joss, 2016; Clay, 2020; Stamm, 2010)