Compassion fatigue, burnout, and compassion satisfaction among Colorado child protection workers

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1071-1080

  Conrad, David ^a   Kellar Guenther, Yvonne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Burnout; Child welfare; Compassion fatigue; Secondary trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CHILD WELFARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PSYCHOMETRY; SELF REPORT; TRAINING; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; COLORADO; EMPATHY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 33750304885     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2006.03.009     Document Type: Article

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