Compassion Fatigue and the Animal Welfare Worker

Compassion fatigue is something that can affect anyone working in the animal care and control field. Knowing how to deal with the various forms of trauma is critical to anyone in this field.

This class will spend time learning how trauma will negatively affect not only the officer but the family as well. Students will gain an understanding on how to survive and thrive many different forms of trauma. Topics discussed include: psychological health, depression, suicide rates of animal care and control workers, crisis intervention, and an introduction to the core concepts of crisis intervention and preparation for before, during and after a critical incident regarding animal care. Finally, we will discuss how to be able to move forward in with healthy habits and abilities to deal with stress long term.