Helping till it hurts? A multimethod study of compassion fatigue, burnout, and self-care in clinicians working with trauma survivors

Traumatology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 32-44

  Killian, Kyle D ^a,b  

^a York University   (Canada)

^b CEGEP Vanier College   (Canada)

Author keywords

Compassion fatigue; Organizational policy; Professional self care; Secondary traumatization

Indexed keywords

EID: 46249088115     PISSN: 15347656     EISSN: 10859373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534765608319083     Document Type: Article

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