Treatment of compasion fatigue with internet-delivered cognitive behavioural therapy

dc.contributor.advisorNovik, Nuelle
dc.contributor.authorLarson, Kimberly
dc.contributor.committeememberDurst, Douglas
dc.date.accessioned2022-12-08T19:33:18Z
dc.date.available2022-12-08T19:33:18Z
dc.date.issued2022-04
dc.descriptionA Practicum Report Submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Social Work, University of Regina. iii, 92 p.en_US
dc.description.abstractCompassion fatigue is a phenomenon regarding the psychological impact of bearing witness to the ongoing suffering of clients when working in a helping profession. Compassion fatigue, secondary trauma, professional burnout, and vicarious trauma are terms used interchangeably to explain this phenomenon. Compassion fatigue is the unique experience of those working in helping professions as it combines the emotional impact of secondary trauma exposure but also the frustrations and burnout related to the limitations to helping. Left untreated compassion fatigue can result in mental health conditions like depression and anxiety. The Online Therapy Unit is a psychology lab at the University of Regina for research, education and service delivery. The Wellbeing Course is an online transdiagnostic treatment course based on cognitive behavioural therapy for the treatment of anxiety and depression offered by the Online Therapy Unit. The purpose of this research project was to recommend specific adaptations that could be made to the current course, such as inclusion of specific trauma content and self-care strategies, that make the course a viable treatment option for helping professionals experiencing anxiety and depression stemming from compassion fatigue. Psycho-education about the components of compassion fatigue would make the course an appropriate treatment option. This research project is a qualitative exploratory study and includes a literature review, findings from experiential learning, content analysis of the Wellbeing Course and analysis of secondary data.en_US
dc.description.authorstatusStudenten
dc.description.peerreviewyesen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10294/15520
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherFaculty of Social Work, University of Reginaen_US
dc.subjectSecondary traumatic stress.en_US
dc.subjectCompassion fatigue.en_US
dc.subjectVicarious trauma.en_US
dc.subjectBurn out (Psychology)en_US
dc.subjectInternet-delivered cognitive behavioural therapyen_US
dc.subjectSelf-care, Health.en_US
dc.subjectResilience.en_US
dc.titleTreatment of compasion fatigue with internet-delivered cognitive behavioural therapyen_US
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.departmentFaculty of Social Worken
thesis.degree.disciplineSocial Worken
thesis.degree.grantorFaculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Reginaen
thesis.degree.levelMaster'sen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Social Work (MSW)en
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