Combating Compassion Fatigue
There are a number of warning signs for the concepts that fall under compassion fatigue. Perfectionists put themselves at risk, as do people who are naturally self-giving and those who are overly conscientious (Bush, 2009). Those who deal with a high level of stress in their personal lives, and people who do not have much social support, also struggle with compassion fatigue (Bush, 2009). Each one of these areas into which people fall is very important when it comes to how they handle care giving and/or whether they begin to lose the compassion they have for others. The common warning signs that come with perfectionists are those that are specifically related to their desire for control, and their need to do everything correctly. If they fail at something, or if things do not turn out just the right way, they can end up feeling very lost, angry, and…...

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References

Bush, N.J. (2009). Compassion fatigue: Are you at risk? Oncology Nursing Forum, 36(1): 24-28.

Coe, B.G. (2010). Program to combat compassion fatigue. Hospice Management Advisor, 15(9): 102-103.

Espeland, K.E. (2006). Overcoming burnout: How to revitalize your career. Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 37(4): 178-184.

Organisational Development
Current Situation

Organisational Development Plan

Implementation of the Development Plan

Stakeholder Engagement

Evaluation of the Development Plan

Organisational Development at SPCA

Of all Queensland's societies and organisations dedicated to the prevention of animal cruelty and bettering the lives of animals, the oyal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty of Animals (SPCA Qld) is the oldest. The organisation needs approximately $42 million in funding every year to help build and maintain the various programs and services it offers. Since SPCA Qld is a community-based non-government charity, most of its funding comes from donations, sponsorships and bequests from the local community. Government funding accounts for less than 1% of the money it receives (SPCA Queensland, 2016).

The organisation boasts a rich and interesting history that spans 130 years. It started with just a single supporter and has now grown into a sizeable organisation with 270 remunerated employees and 3,000 dedicated volunteers. All the people involved, even those involved…...

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References

Anderson, D., & Anderson, L. (2010). Beyond change management: how to achieve breakthrough results through conscious change management. San Francisco: Pfeiffer.

Anderson, K. A., Brandt, J. C., Lord, L. K., & Miles, E. A. (2013). Euthanasia in Animal Shelters: Management's Perspective on Staff Reactions and Support Programs. Anthrozoos, Vol 26, Issue 4, 569-578. Retrieved from Taylor and Francis Online:  http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.2752/175303713X13795775536057?needAccess=true 

Australian Broadcasting Corporation. (2008). Stress Bustesr. Retrieved August 29, 2016, from ABC: http://www.abc.net.au/tv/stressbuster/episodes/.html

By, R., & Macleod, C. (2009). Managing organisational change in public services: international issues, challenges and cases. New York: Routledge.

Compassion Fatigue Evaluation
The term caregiver has a number of meanings in contemporary medical jargon. It can be the unpaid family member of someone requiring acute care, it can be a certified medical worker, or it can be someone in the social services field that either supervises care or is actually hands on. The person receiving care may be in the hospital, hospice, a nursing facility, or even at home. The quality and quantity of care changes, too, based on the circumstances of the individual. Most caregivers in the United States tend to be female (60-75%), and there are about 50 million people directly involved in the field, with 30% aged 65 of older. It is also interesting to note that "free" caregiving services provide over $300 billion in aid, more than twice as much as is actually spent on homecare and nursing home services in total (Selected Caregiver Statistics, 2010;…...

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References

Caregiving Statistics. (2010, February). Retrieved from National Family Caregivers Association:  http://www.thefamilycaregiver.org/who_are_family_caregivers/care_giving_statstics.cfm 

Selected Caregiver Statistics. Retrieved from Circlecenterads.info: http://www.circlecenterads.info/documents/FCAPrint_SelectedCaregiv...pdf

Baranowsky, A. (2008). Compassionate Fatigue Specialist Test. Retrieved from: Retrieved from: www.psychink.com.

Compassion Fatique Awareness Project. (2011). Retrieved from:  http://www.compassionfatigue.org/pages/compassionfatigue.html

Nursing
Fatigue and Compassion as Functions of Ethical Nursing

The American Nursing Association's Scope and Standards of Practice are designed to provide a blueprint for preempting and addressing the various challenges, pitfalls and procedurals norms of the profession. These help to draw a professional, ethical and practical connection that offers a basic outline for that which is expected of the registered nurse. Indeed, it is of critical benefit to the nursing professional and to the patient community that there exist some clearly elaborated set of ethical standards that pertains directly to sometimes difficult to identify challenges such as bedside manner and fatigue. The American Nursing Association (ANA) provides just such standards, and these function to significantly aid in the decision-making, workplace culture and treatment processes undertaken by nurse professionals.

Ethical orientation is an important feature of a nursing team, particularly as it impacts the morale of nurses and the treatment experience for patients.…...

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Works Cited:

AIPPG. (2010). Betty Neuman's System Model. Nursing Theories.

American Nursing Association (ANA). (2004). Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice. Nursingbooks.

Compassion Burnout
The author of this report has been asked to take and assess two surveys. Once getting the results of the surveys, the author is to answer several questions. The first question asks the author how the author would deal with compassion fatigue if and when it rears its head. The second question asks how these reactions and other things lead to one's improvement (or regression) in terms of spiritual growth. While most people want to be compassionate towards those in need, there are people that game the system, live self-destructive lives and otherwise end up where they are due to their own choices and vices.

Questions Answered

When it comes to the inventory portrayed in the first part of the assignment, the author of this report did quite well. That being said, there were a few questions that the author could not give a positive response for. When it comes to…...

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References

Donaldson, D. (2015). Overcoming Compassion Fatigue. RELEVANT Magazine.

Retrieved 19 April 2015, from  http://www.relevantmagazine.com/reject-apathy/worldview/features/26062-overcoming-compassion-fatigue 

Zigarelli, M. (2015). Overcoming Compassion Fatigue | Christianity 9 to 5.

Christianity9to5.org. Retrieved 19 April 2015, from  http://www.christianity9to5.org/overcoming-compassion-fatigue/

Compassion Fatigue and Secondary Trauma
It is now six months after the attack on the nuclear power facility and low level radiation release. The critical incident stress management plan has been an affect and long-term intervention strategies are now in place. However, it is now time to consider the effects of long-term stress from managing those that have stress related to the critical incident. This research will consider the effects of compassion fatigue on staff and secondary stress on those who have to treat first responders and in their families.

Symptoms of Secondary Trauma Among Family Members and Staff

The issue of secondary trauma among family members was addressed previously in the overall critical incident stress management plan. Family members were offered services when requested by them. At the time of the incident, supervisors were requested to schedule workers on rotating shifts with adequate time off for rest and stress management. However, it…...

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References

Figley, C. (1995). Compassion Fatigue: Coping with Secondary Traumatic Stress. Routledge,

London, UK.

Clair, M. (2006, August). The Relationship between Critical Incidents, Hostility, and PTSD

Symptoms in Police Officers. Retrieved from  http://idea.library.drexel.edu/bitstream/1860/1118/1/Clair_Mary.pdf

Nursing Fatigue
NURN 480 Clinical Activity Plan for Nursing Fatigue Project

Meet with preceptor. (2 hours)

Determine stakeholders. (1 hour)

Develop an in-depth interview protocol and survey questionnaire regarding experience with nursing fatigue. (4 hours)

Conduct the in-depth interviews and administer the survey. (20 hours)

Analyze data using constant comparison method and triangulation. (9 hours)

Conduct member checks with select interviewees to clarify interpretation and findings. (16 hours)

Find supporting research articles from various lines of research to use when synthesizing information. (6 hours)

Correlate research related HP 2020 issues and LHIs. (2 hours)

Plan activities correlated to selected course objectives that will best highlight learnings about nursing fatigue. (6 hours)

Correlate the Living Tree of Nursing Theory with project. (2 hours)

Complete research on topic of nursing fatigue. (4)

Write the final paper on the topic of nursing fatigue (6).

Total = 78 hours (Including research and writing time)

NURN 480 Topical Outline -- Nursing Fatigue

I. Introduction

a. Describe and define nursing fatigue

b. Brief discussion…...

Moreover, it is unclear whether Jim has attempted to reestablish any meaningful contact with his children; rather, his entire focus has been on becoming a better person. While there is certainly nothing wrong with that goal in and of itself (it is, after all, a universal human quality), he appears to have pursued this goal to the total exclusion of making any substantive reparations to his family. Finally, it is interesting that Jim somehow feels compelled to tell others -- including potential employers -- about his criminal past and his current status in treatment, as if this ongoing commitment to all-out honesty somehow absolves him from a deceptive and duplicitous history, or at least helps to explain it (which it does if one is interested). According to Jim, "Entering into society again was very difficult. I had lost my business, my friends and was now divorced. After leaving jail, I…...

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References

Black's law dictionary. (1991). St. Paul, MN: West Publishing Co.

Bryant, J.K. (2009, June). School counselors and child abuse reporting. Professional School

Counseling, 12(5), 130-132.

Bryant, J. & Milsom, a. (2005, October). Child abuse reporting by school counselors.

Wellness Inventory
The two surveys taken for this assignment both hone in on what can lead to a "running out" of compassion as well as burnout in general. Indeed, people's emotional and compassion reservoirs can only hold so much. Further, if those reservoirs are tapped too much for too long, they become exhausted and this leads to emotional exhaustion and burnout. When it comes to the quizzes themselves, the spiritual and emotional maturity quiz was indeed the more fascinating and intricate, at least in the perception of the author of this response. The six principles identified as part of the wider model as well as the level of maturity that can be had for each part of the model are very well-designed and crafted. Indeed, all facets of our maturity are on a sliding scale that ranges from infant to adolescence and it should be the goal of every person, not…...

civilians think of the nursing department in any well-run hospital, they often don't consider all the structure, organization and guidance which is required to make this department run as smoothly as it needs to be and to achieve the highest level of patient-centered goals. One position at the top of the pyramid of the nursing department is the position of Chief Nursing Officer or CNO. The Chief Nursing Officer is the person who is responsible for overseeing the crux of the entire nursing operation, ensuring that the entire team runs like a well-oiled machine and that all members are responsible for pulling their weight, following policy and engaging in the most proactive and balanced measures for patient centered goals (Dickson, 2008). This is without a doubt an extremely demanding job and absolutely requires a person who truly enjoys working with patients and other nurses, and thrives on the challenge…...

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References

Alsop, C. (2012). Compassion Fatigue in Nurses Within Their First Year of Employment. New York: Routledge.

Austin, A. (2010). Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing for Canadian Practice. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins.

Bern-Klug, M. (2013). Transforming Palliative Care in Nursing Homes: The Social Work Role. New York: Columbia University Press.

Bolden, R. (2003, June). A Review of Leadership Theory and Comeptencies. Retrieved from   http://business-school.exeter.ac.uk/ :

H Strategic Plan
Explain human resource practices and functions and their relevance to a H Strategic Plan

Human resource functions are considerably dissimilar from human resource practices. In particular, functions comprise of transactional activities that can be taken care of in-house or dealt with through outsourcing. On the other hand, practices are half-conceptual, half-execution part of a human resource strategy, made up of systems that follow the normal or traditional way of undertaking business. The human resource functions and practices play a significant role and have great relevance to a human resource strategic plan (Mayhew, 2016). This is largely because, the human resource best practices are the systems encompassed within the H strategic plan that have the biggest impact not only on the workforce but the overall functioning of the organization and the future direction. H functions take into account different aspects such as administration of benefits, keeping of records and also…...

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References

Lee, R. G., & Dale, B. G. (1998). Business process management: a review and evaluation. Business process management journal, 4(3), 214-225.

Lopez, J. (2007). Animal Welfare: Global Issues, Trends and Challenges. Scientific and Technical Review, Vol. 24 (2). The Canadian Veterinary Journal, 48(11), 1163.

Mayhew, R. (2016). Functions & Practices of Human Resource Management. Chron. Retrieved 11 May 2016 from:  http://smallbusiness.chron.com/functions-practices-human-resource-management-59787.html 

Queensland Government Business and Industry Portal. (2015). Animal welfare laws in Queensland. Retrieved 11 May 2016 from:  https://www.business.qld.gov.au/industry/agriculture/animal-management/land-management-for-livestock-farms/welfare-movement-livestock/animal-welfare/animal-welfare-law

Essay Topic Examples
1. Understanding and Implementing Self-Care in Social Work: A Necessity, Not a Luxury


This essay topic explores the importance of self-care as an integral component of a social workers professional practice. It looks into the reasons why self-care can often be neglected in such a demanding career, and the potential consequences this can have on both the practitioner and client. The essay will also suggest practical self-care strategies and discuss how they can be incorporated into a social workers routine to prevent burnout, compassion fatigue, and secondary traumatic stress.


2. The Ethical Imperative for Self-Care in Social Work: Balancing ersonal and rofessional Well-being


This essay topic examines the ethical aspect of self-care in social work. It focuses on the ethical obligation of social workers to care for themselves in order to maintain a high standard of professionalism and ensure the best outcomes for their clients. Emphasis will be on the ethical…...

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Primary Sources

Lee, J., Miller, S. E., and Adams, N. \"What Can We Do for Ourselves as Social Workers to Prevent Burnout? The Role of Self-care, Social Support, and Mindfulness.\" Social Work in Health Care, vol. 59, no. 4, 2020, pp. 276-295. DOI: 10.1080/00981389.2020.1737512.

Newell, Jennifer M., and Gordon A. MacNeil. \"Professional Burnout, Vicarious Trauma, Secondary Traumatic Stress, and Compassion Fatigue: A Review of Theoretical Terms, Risk Factors, and Preventive Methods for Clinicians.\" Best Practices in Mental Health, vol. 10, no. 2, 2014, pp. 57-68.

Richards, Kathy C., et al. \"Self-Care and Wellbeing in Mental Health Professionals: The Mediating Effects of Self-awareness and Mindfulness.\" Journal of Mental Health Counseling, vol. 30, no. 3, 2008, pp. 247-264. DOI: 10.17744/mehc.30.3.0n31v88304423806.

Nagy, Marie S. \"Using a Self-care Plan to Combat Social Work Burnout.\" The New Social Worker, vol. 23, no. 3, 2016, pp. 18-20. URL:  

Cox, Karen, and Elizabeth Steiner. \"Self-care in Social Work: A Guide for Practitioners, Supervisors, and Administrators.\" Washington, DC: NASW Press, 2013. ISBN: 9780871014427.

http://www.socialworker.com/feature-articles/practice/using-a-self-care-plan-to-combat-social-work-burnout/ .

Mountains Beyond Mountains
Author Tracy Kidder writes, "The world is full of miserable places…" His tongue-in-cheek quote then continues, "One way of living comfortably is not to think about them or, when you do, to send money." Kidder then proceeds to write Mountains Beyond Mountains (2003) and the obert Frost "road not taken" by Dr. Paul Farmer that is completely opposite to "sending money." Another Mother Theresa, Farmer focuses nearly all his waking time on the poverty and disease of Haiti's people, at the cost of forsaking the richness of family life with his wife and children. Although Farmer is a physician, his story holds considerable meaning for those in the counseling field. Similar to Farmer, many caring individuals become counselors to help the "miserable people" who fill the world. They want to do much more than "send money." Also, like Farmer, they are confronted with the impact of this decision…...

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References

American Counseling Association (2005) Code of Ethics. Web site retrieved December 2, 2010

 http://www.counseling.org/ 

Baird, S. & Jenkins, S.R. (2003). Vicarious traumatization, secondary traumatic stress, and burnout in sexual assault and domestic violence agency staff. Violence and Victims, 18, 71-87.

Everall, R.D., & Paulson, B.L. (2004) Burnout and Secondary Traumatic Stress: Impact on Ethical Behavior. Alberta: University of Alberta

Wellness
The Inventories

Inventories and self-reflection surveys can be tremendously helpful for encouraging honesty and self-awareness. The "Are You Burned Out?" survey focuses specifically on stress and burnout issues, which can be detrimental to overall well-being as well as to one's ability to be helpful to others. The "Emotionally Healthy Church Inventory" is broader in scope, taking into account one's spiritual, emotional, and cognitive states of mind. These states of mind contribute also to personal well-being as well as to one's ability to serve the community. My results of these two inventories show that while there may be some areas of growth necessary, my overall emotional and spiritual states are healthy.

The "Are You Burned Out?" inventory reveals that I am not at risk for developing problems related to burnout. The survey includes several questions related to things like feelings of exhaustion, sleep disorders, feeling frustrated, and feeling empty. There are no…...

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References

"Are You Burned Out?" Retrieved online:  https://web.archive.org/web/20130621054241/http://restoringthesoul.com/assessment/are-you-burned-out/ 

Jennings, B.M. (n.d.). Work stress and burnout among nurses. In Patient Safety and Quality. Retrieved online:  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK2668/ 

Scazzero, P. (n.d.). The emotionally healthy church inventory. Retrieved online:  http://www.mannacounseling.com/Documents/EHSAssessmentTool.pdf

Advocacy Strategy: Anti-Violence ork
Anti-violence work is really about helping a lot of women discover their strong areas and their they consider the truth for their lives. Most women contemplate should they stay, should they go or even if they need to go, whatever it maybe the movement is to make sure that women are safe. The author makes the point that it is so much easier doing the work over the years because it has given her the confidence needed with the gained experience. This essay discusses the issue of how the anti-violence work needs some support and help in aiding violence against women. Also finding solutions to violence and abuse on a level that is broader and societal.

Critique of an Advocacy Strategy

Introduction

Domestic Violence denotes to the use of emotional or physical force or danger of physical force, which does comprise of sexual violence in close adult associations'. This…...

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Works Cited

Arvay, M.J. (2001). Secondary Traumatic Stress and Trauma Counselors: What Does the Research Say?." International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling, 15-17.

Brzozowski, J.A. (2004). Family Violence in Canada: A Statistical Profile. Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics.

Figley, C.L. (2002). Treating Compassion Fatigue. New York: Brunner-Routledge,.

Martin, S. (2006). Bearing Witness: Experiences of Frontline Anti-Violence Responders. Canadian Woman Studies, 11-15.

1. The Impact of Substance Abuse on Families and Communities

Substance abuse has far-reaching consequences that extend beyond the individual abuser. It can have a devastating impact on families and communities, leading to a range of social, economic, and health problems. This essay topic explores the ways in which substance abuse affects families and communities, including the increased risk of domestic violence, child abuse, and neglect, as well as the financial burden of substance abuse treatment and the strain on community resources. It also examines the role of nurses in addressing the impact of substance abuse on families and communities, through....

1. The crucial role of trauma first responders in emergency situations

2. The impact of trauma on first responders: Risks and challenges

3. Supporting mental health for trauma first responders: Importance and strategies

4. Trauma first responders: Coping mechanisms and self-care practices

5. Manual vs. virtual training for trauma first responders: A comparative analysis

6. The role of trauma-informed care in the training of first responders

7. The psychological effects of traumatic incidents on first responders

8. Enhancing resilience in trauma first responders: Best practices and interventions

9. Gender disparities among trauma first responders: Challenges and opportunities

10. Trauma first responders in the era of COVID-19: Navigating new challenges
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