Compassion fatigue in the animal-care community

Reference & Research Book News, May, 2006

Compassion fatigue in the animal-care community.

Figley, Charles R. and Robert G. Roop.

Humane Society Press

2006

134 pages

$19.95

Paperback

HV4708

Writing with shelter workers, veterinarians, and volunteers in mind, Figley (traumatology, Florida State U.) and Roop (human resources and education, The Humane Society of the United States) explain the negative emotional effects of caring for animals on professionals, and discuss compassion stress, work-related mental health, the bond with animals, animal shelter and veterinary medicine environments, and stress management and self-care, along with exercises such as breathing and meditation. Included is a compassion satisfaction and fatigue self-test.

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