Compassion fatigue: Experiences in occupational health, human resources, counselling and police

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 133-138

  Tehranin, Noreen ^a  

^a Noreen Tehrani Associates Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caring professions; Compassion fatigue; Personal growth; Supervision; Support

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EMPATHY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; POLICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICS; WORKLOAD;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CAREGIVERS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EMPATHY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; POLICE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; STAFF DEVELOPMENT; WORKLOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950154416     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqp174     Document Type: Article

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