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University of Melbourne

  • 37% international / 63% domestic

Compassion Fatigue: The Cost of Caring | Short Course

  • Non-Award

Recognise, understand and prevent compassion fatigue in health professionals and professionals in training.

Key details

Degree Type
Non-Award
Duration
2 - 2 months full-time
Study Mode
Online

About this course

Overview

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The expectation that we can be immersed in suffering and loss daily and not be touched by it is as unrealistic as expecting to be able to walk through water without getting wet. (Remen, 2006)

Recognise, understand and prevent compassion fatigue in health professionals and professionals in training.

Entry requirements

There are no set entry requirements for this course.

Study locations

Online

What you will learn

Learning Outcomes

  1. Understand what compassion fatigue is and be familiar with common cognitive, physical and behavioural symptoms of compassion fatigue
  2. Identify causes and factors that contribute to compassion fatigue
  3. Become familiar with who is at risk of developing compassion fatigue
  4. Know the difference between compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma and burnout
  5. Undertake a brief compassion fatigue self-assessment (The PROQOL)
  6. Become familiar with the clinical implications of experiencing compassion fatigue
  7. Become familiar with strategies to prevent and manage compassion fatigue

Course structure

Assessment

The assessment is submission of the 1 unit self-assessments and 5 case studies. A certificate is provided upon satisfactory completion of the course.

Delivery Mode

Course completion requires approximately 2 hours of eLearning. This course is delivered online and students can study in their own time and location. Course materials can be accessed using a web browser.

How to apply

Click on the 'Enrol now' button to be guided to the application form.

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