Burnout and Compassion Fatigue

Burnout and compassion fatigue can be common in the counseling field if proper self-care is not maintained.

This assignment will help students to gain a better understanding of ethical responses regarding counselor self-care, supervision and consultation, and collaboration with other human service professionals.

Write a 350- to 700-word paper that describes the importance of counselor self-care. Include the following:

– The importance of self-care

– Ways to ensure self-care

– Methods for preventing compassion fatigue

– Methods for incorporating proper clinical supervision

-Methods for appropriate collaboration and consultation with colleagues and other human services professionals.

Format your paper according to appropriate course-level APA guidelines.

Submit your assignment.