Sexual Assault Advocate/Counselor Training
Training Modules
Module 10: Compassion Fatigue and Self-Care
Use this module to help participants understand the impact of compassion fatigue on advocates and the importance of self-care.
Time Required:
1 hour
1 hour
Lessons
- What is Compassion Fatigue? (10 minutes)
- Effects of Compassion Fatigue and Related Phenomena (10 minutes)
- Maintaining Healthy Boundaries (15 minutes)
- Strategies for Self-Care (25 minutes)
Learning Objectives
By the end of this module, participants will be able to:
By the end of this module, participants will be able to:
- Describe the symptoms and effects of compassion fatigue.
- Identify actions and behaviors that violate healthy boundaries.
- Develop a personalized self-care plan to prevent compassion fatigue.
Important! Read the trainer's materials available at right well before presenting the course to your audience. These materials contain preparation instructions essential to an effective training. (All other module-specific materials and tools also are available at right.)
Create a folder for SAACT on your computer and download all the files you'll need in that folder rather than using the SAACT Web site during the training.
To download files, right click on the file and select "save target as."
Training Manuals
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Tools
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