Course Description
Course Description:
Compassion fatigue is the distress resulting from the continual demands of caring for others and witnessing pain and trauma. Healthcare providers often experience the effects of the constant strain of meeting the vast needs of patients and their families, resulting in compassion fatigue. This seminar will describe the stages, causes, symptoms, and consequences of compassion fatigue. It will also introduce strategies for assessing levels of stress and implementing strategies to prevent/minimize the development of compassion fatigue in your healthcare setting.
Contact Hours: 2
Target Audience:
Instructional Level: IntermediateAccreditation Information:
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- Course Outline:
Hour 1
- List the physiological effects of chronic uncertainty and stress.
- Recognize the causes, symptoms, and consequences of stress and compassion fatigue.
Hour 2
- Describe assessment tools used to understand levels of compassion fatigue in your work environment.
- Identify effective strategies to prevent/minimize stress and to improve health and work satisfaction.
Course Goals & Objectives:
Professional Objectives:
- List the physiological effects of chronic uncertainty and stress.
- Recognize the causes, symptoms, and consequences of stress and compassion fatigue.
- Describe assessment tools used to understand levels of compassion fatigue in your work environment.
- Identify effective strategies to prevent/minimize stress and to improve health and work satisfaction.
Disclosures:
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Contact Hours: 2 contact hours in length (check your state’s approval status in the state specific course catalog for your profession).
Target Audience: Physical Therapist, Physical Therapist Assistant, Occupational Therapist, Occupational Therapist Assistant, Speech Language Pathologist, Nurses
Criteria for Completion: Criteria for Completion: A score of 75% or more is considered passing. Scores of less than 75% indicate a failure to understand the material and the test will need to be taken again until a passing score has been achieved
This course is offered for 0.20 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate level, Professional area).
Personnel Disclosure:
Financial – Neely Tolbert Sullivan is employed and receives a salary. She receives payment from HomeCEU for the presentation of this course.
Nonfinancial - no relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.
No relevant conflicts of interest exist for any member of the activity planning committee.
Content Disclosure: This course does not focus solely on any specific product or service
Cancellation Policy: For activity cancellation, returns, or complaint resolution, please contact us by email help@homeceu.com or by phone at 1.800.55.4CEUS (2387). We have a 100% satisfaction guarantee. Refunds will be issued for courses that have not been completed (exam not taken), or for any course that has been rejected by your board of approval. Webinar attendance must be canceled 24 hours before the scheduled start time.
Authors:
Neely Sullivan, MPT, CLT-LANA, CDP
Neely Sullivan, MPT, CLT-LANA, CDP has worked with diverse client populations ranging from pediatric to geriatric in a variety of clinical settings. These experiences and multiple courses on the topic have allowed her to treat and develop client care programs for clients living with these conditions. She has served in multiple levels of regional and corporate management positions. In these positions, Neely has developed policies and worked closely with interdisciplinary teams to ensure that clients living with lymphedema and/or wounds have opportunity to attain their highest level of function and quality of life. She is a certified lymphedema therapist and has most recently been responsible for the identification, implementation and evaluation of clinical programs in long-term care settings.
Neely currently provides educational support to 12,000+ therapists nationwide as Director of Education for Select Rehabilitation. Neely has lectured nationally and at the state level on the topics of Lymphedema Management, Documentation, Wound Care Management, and The Role of Rehabilitation with the LTC Client. She has authored publications focusing on edema and lymphedema management. Neely conducts audits, quality improvement planning, and clinical training to Select Rehabilitation employees and customers monthly. She is a member of the APTA including the Clinical Electrophysiology and Wound Management section and Geriatric section.
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