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Compassion Fatigue in Marriage and Family Therapy: Implications for Therapists and Clients
Author(s) -
Negash Sesen,
Sahin Seda
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of marital and family therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.868
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1752-0606
pISSN - 0194-472X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-0606.2009.00147.x
Subject(s) - compassion , compassion fatigue , psychotherapist , psychology , face (sociological concept) , clinical psychology , family therapy , empathy , social psychology , burnout , social science , sociology , political science , law
Given that marriage and family therapists are exposed to a wide range of circumstances that leave them uniquely vulnerable to experiencing compassion fatigue, it is important to examine the stresses and hazards they face and what those consequences mean for both themselves and clients. It is essential that they identify how compassion fatigue negatively affects the therapeutic relationship and overall treatment outcome as well as that of the personal life of the family therapist. The marriage and family therapist is responsible and ethically obligated to identify and implement ways in which he or she can prevent and remedy compassion fatigue.