• Int J Emerg Ment Health · Jan 2004

    Clinical Trial

    Training-as-treatment: effectiveness of the Certified Compassion Fatigue Specialist Training.

    • J Eric Gentry, Jennifer Baggerly, and Anna Baranowsky.
    • Training at Corporate Crisis Management, Tampa, FL 33620-7750, USA.
    • Int J Emerg Ment Health. 2004 Jan 1;6(3):147-55.

    AbstractMental health and other service professionals who work with trauma survivors often experience the debilitating effects of compassion fatigue and caregiver stress. Leaders within the field have called for effective, empirically supported interventions for professionals who experience these negative effects. In response to the call, this study examines the treatment effectiveness of the Certified Compassion Fatigue Specialist Training (CCFST) for 83 participating mental health professionals. Results show a statistically and clinically significant decrease in participants' compassion fatigue and burnout symptoms and increase in their compassion satisfaction. A "training-as-treatment" effect of CCFST is introduced, described, and evaluated. Discussion of these findings, clinical implications, limitations, and future directions are provided. CCFST appears to be an effective intervention for ameliorating compassion fatigue symptoms in mental health professionals.

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