‘Silent Warriors’ Silent warriors are our Defence Forces’ serving and ex-serving members, their spouses and children. These are the defence families who serve to protect our community and our country. Warriors for thousands of years are known for their courage,...
Feeling a little fatigued, not sleeping well, noticing you may be a little less tolerant than usual and have little or no energy to socialise or enjoy relationships? Have you noticed as you keep going and continue to put the needs of others before your own that you...
Accustom to holding beach balls under the water I am drawn to the beauty of the blue skies, distracted, I feel the beach balls begin to move toward the surface, I notice and gently push them down further, keeping them moving with the rhythm of the ocean. Skies turn,...
Looking through the telescope on the cliffs of Byron out to the magnificent vast ocean, I was mesmerised by the sun glistening on the water, almost dancing along the ripples of the water as the waves gently rolled upward and downward lightly carrying the dancing...
Combatting Compassion Fatigue among Care Professionals: The Care Professional Resilience Program, has been developed from a rigorous analysis of the empirical research that spans from the early 90’s until end 2015. This program integrates a combination of the...
The Phenomenon of Compassion Fatigue (also known as Secondary Traumatic Stress), first presented by Charles Figley (1995), is referred to as the cost of caring among a care professionals. Symptoms found in those experiencing compassion fatigue, align with the DSM_IV...
