Welcome Frontline Workers
Thank you for everything you do to make our world a safer and kinder place.
Vicarious Resilience
A process of learning about overcoming adversity from a trauma survivor and the resulting positive transformation and empowerment experienced through witnessing the survivor’s empathy and interaction.
Burnout
Burnout refers to a state of chronic stress. It is a grouping of symptoms that occurs when a person’s energy has a negative balance over time.
Posttraumatic Change
A term that encompasses both the posttraumatic stress (PTS) and growth (PTG) that can occur following exposure to someone else’s trauma.
Compassion Satisfaction
The positive consequence of helping behavior. Compassion satisfaction is the pleasure you derive from helping, positive feelings we have for colleagues and a good feeling resulting from the ability to assist others and make a contribution.
Compassion Fatigue
A possible negative consequence of helping to relieve and care for the emotional pain of others.
Promoting Wellness
We know that many factors that affect your wellness are beyond your control. At the same time, our findings indicate that when it comes to self care, it’s not the activity itself that counts, it’s the meaning you give to the activity. So while you’re out there caring for others, make sure you’re taking care of yourself, too, by engaging in activities that bring you joy.