Health care workers in the correctional setting can become desensitized to their patient population and begin to view them merely as ?inmates.? This presentation will review the psychological research on desensitization in the correctional setting, Legaland financial risks associated with desensitized medical personnel, and strategies to reduce desensitization in the workplace. Presenters will use Legalcase

Learning Objectives

• Describe the psychological phenomena of desensitization and compassion fatigue in the correctional setting
• Examine the impact of desensitization and compassion fatigue from a review of Legalcase studies
• Discuss how to identify and prevent desensitization and compassion fatigue in the workplace

Level: Intermediate