Coping with Stress and Compassion Fatigue in Health Center Settings Webinar Series
Year Developed: 2023
Resource Type: Archived Webinar.Primary Audience: Administrative Staff Board of Directors C-Suite (CEOs, CFOs, CIO, COOs, CMOs, etc.) Clinicians Enabling Staff Outreach Staff PCAs
Language(s): English
Developed by: National Center for Health in Public Housing (See other resources developed by this organization).
Resource Summary: In this two-webinar series, the National Center for Health in Public Housing hosted a webinar on coping with stress and compassion fatigue in health center settings.
Resource Details: In the first part of this two-webinar series, the National Center for Health in Public Housing hosted a webinar on coping with stress and compassion fatigue in health center settings. Although the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated stress symptoms in primary care settings, a healthcare professional may face stress on the job under usual conditions due to long shifts, competing responsibilities, and witnessing or hearing about difficult patient experiences. This webinar described how compassion fatigue affect all health care workers, how to determine the signs and symptoms of compassion fatigue and provide management and self-help tools to help negate and avoid re-occurrence of severe fatigue. In the second part of this two-webinar series, the National Center for Health in Public Housing hosted a webinar on coping with stress and compassion fatigue in health center settings. This webinar featured a speaker from the National Council for Mental Wellbeing. In this webinar, we explored strategies and ideas to: understand the importance of manifesting safety and self-compassion; learn how taking a resiliency and design thinking approach will allow us to navigate crisis and uncertainty ; practice the tools to develop wellness in ourselves and those we serve alongside during this challenging time.
Resource Topic: Operations, , Special and Vulnerable Populations, Workforce
Resource Subtopic: Population Health, Community, Health, and Housing Partnerships, Development/Training, Social Determinants of Health (SDOH).
Keywords: Health Care Facilities, Mental Health, Performance Improvement, Prevention, Quality Measures.This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $6,625,000 with 0 percentage financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit HRSA.gov.