ERIC Number: EJ991638
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Publication Date: 2012-Jun
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Examining Self-Protection Measures Guarding Adult Protective Services Social Workers against Compassion Fatigue
Bourassa, Dara
Journal of Interpersonal Violence, v27 n9 p1699-1715 Jun 2012
Little research has focused on the risk factors, effects, and experiences of compassion fatigue among gerontological social workers. This qualitative study explores the experiences and perspectives of nine Adult Protective Services (APS) social workers in relation to compassion fatigue. Results show that the APS social workers combined personal characteristics and professional factors to develop boundary-setting mechanisms that protected them from experiencing the deleterious symptoms and effects of compassion fatigue. Implications center around the elements needed to implement boundaries in order to maintain a separation between the work and home environment. Suggestions for future research are provided.
Descriptors: Risk, Altruism, Social Work, Family Work Relationship, Fatigue (Biology), Psychological Patterns, Gerontology, Burnout, Qualitative Research, Caseworkers, Individual Characteristics, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Work Attitudes
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Language: English
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