This presentation will differentiate between burnout, compassion fatigue, and vicarious trauma and will illuminate their impacts in the helping fields in corrections. The goal is to inform helping professionals about the risks, warning signs, and coping skills to manage burnout, compassion fatigue, and vicarious trauma in an effort to maintain appropriate boundaries and work-life balance.

• Review definitions and differences between burnout, vicarious trauma, and compassion fatigue
• Discuss the impacts and warning signs of burnout, vicarious trauma, and compassion fatigue
• Identify coping strategies and self-care to maintain a healthy work-life balance

Level: Basic