Wanting to Hide

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Wanting to Hide

• And Other Behaviors That May Indicate Compassion
  Fatigue

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Wanting to Hide

• Created and Presented for the 2008 National
  Respite Networking Conference by
• Dorinda A. Adams, MSW, LGSW
• Program Manager
• Office of Adult Services
• Social Services Administration
• State of Maryland Department of Human Resources

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Wanting to Hide

• Introduction
• Defining Identifying
• Impact on Self and Others
• Strategies for Self Care
• Cultural Shift
• Discussion

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• Introduction
• My Personal Story
• Observations
• Professional Personal

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• Defining
• Compassion Fatigue a form of burnout that
  includes deep physical, emotional and spiritual
  exhaustion accompanied by acute emotional pain.

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Wanting to Hide

• Identifying It may be Compassion Fatigue if
• Abusing substances
• Anger
• Blaming
• Chronic Lateness
• Depression

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Wanting to Hide

• Identifying It may be Compassion Fatigue if
• Diminished sense of personal accomplishment
• Exhaustion (Physical or Emotional)
• Frequent Headaches
• Gastrointestinal Complaints

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Wanting to Hide

• Identifying It may be Compassion Fatigue if
• High Self Expectations
• Hopelessness
• Hypertension
• Inability to maintain balance of empathy and
  objectivity

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Wanting to Hide

• Identifying It may be Compassion Fatigue if
• Increased Irritability
• Less ability to feel Joy
• Low Self-Esteem
• Sleep Disturbances
• Workaholism

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• Impact on Self and Others
• Physical
• Emotional
• Mental
• Spiritual
• Relationships

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• Strategies for Self Care
• Recognize the Possibility
• Make Replenishment of Self a Daily Habit
• Time for Self
• Create your own Principles of Practice
• Saying No

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• Strategies for Self Care
• Recognize the Possibility
• Personal concerns commonly intrude on my
  professional role
• My colleagues seem to lack understanding
• I find even small changes enormously draining
• I cant seem to recover quickly after association
  with trauma

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• Strategies for Self Care
• Recognize the Possibility
• Association with trauma affects me very deeply
• My clients/or family members/colleagues stress
  affects me deeply
• I have lost my sense of hopefulness
• I feel vulnerable all the time
• I feel overwhelmed by unfinished personal business

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• Strategies for Self Care
• Make Replenishment of Self a Daily Habit
• Connect with one other person
• Notice your Breathing
• Stretch Body, Mind
• Slow Down
• Enjoy traffic jams

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• Strategies for Self Care
• Time for Self
• How?
• What are you able to let go of?
• Start somewhere

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• Strategies for Self Care
• Create your own Principles of Practice
• What gives your Life Joy Meaning?
• Identify your values and Priorities
• Share these with others in your life

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Wanting to Hide

• Strategies for Self Care
• Saying No
• The Pleasant No
• The Conditional No
• The Sleep on it No
• The alternative No
• The Secret Weapon No

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• Cultural Shift
• How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a
  single moment before starting to improve the
  world.
• Anne Frank

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• Cultural Shift
• Gallop International Poll
• Gross National Happiness
• Third International Conference on Gross National
  Happiness
• 11 percent

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• Discussion
• Dorinda A. Adams, Program Manager
• Office of Adult Services
• 410.767.7323
• dadams_at_dhr.state.md.us