Health Care Workers
Online Support Group
Care for health providers. Sponsored by CAMH
Fridays 11-12 PST
Registration required. FREE
Burn Out
Now that the initial crisis/rapid change phase is moving into a longer term and slower maintenance phase, low energy, low mood can creep in.
Canadian nurses burnout struggles.
Strategies
Self care, seeking support, and taking breaks are critical. Here are some useful articles:
APA article for health care providers.
Center of Study for Traumatic Stress. Practical strategies for sustaining healthcare workers wellbeing. Several helpful pdf's
Schwartz Center for Compassionate Healthcare. Caring for yourself and others during the COVID19 Pandemic: Managing Health Care Workers Stress. Webinar:
National Center for PTSD, Managing Health care workers' stress associated with COVID19
Compassion Fatigue
Dealing directly with anxious, irritable, sad clients can sometimes be exhausting.
Tools for mental health providers:
Self Assessment Tool for Compassion Fatigue.
Apa Self Care Suggestions for mental health providers
Caring for yourself while caring for others. YouTube Video from Disaster Relief.
Protecting Practitioners at Risk of Professional
Trauma and Fatigue. Multiple handouts, trainings, etc!
Spring 2021: Care for the care aids. Local online weekly support group
Email:together.wrss@gmail.com (click link) if interested
Dec 2020: McGill research found that while counselling services were available to 50-66% of physicians and nurses, only 10-13% actually used them.