Personal therapy and compassion fatigue: How does participation in personal therapy affect the experience of compassion fatigue among professional counselors who practice mental health?
Faculty Mentor
Keely Hope
Presentation Type
Poster
Start Date
4-14-2026 9:00 AM
End Date
4-14-2026 11:00 AM
Location
PUB NCR
Primary Discipline of Presentation
Psychology
Abstract
Compassion fatigue, a unique and common concern in caring professions, can lead to burnout, fatigue and exhaustion. Compassion fatigue signs are commonly disregarded (Day & Anderson, 2011). The impact and severity of compassion fatigue approaches a demand for analysis of effective resources to mitigate the effects of compassion fatigue for those in helping professionals. This study aims to understand how participation in personal therapy is effective in mitigating compassion fatigue levels for professional counselors who practice as mental health professionals. Data is being collected from survey respondents who met the inclusion criteria of possessing a full license (i.e., those who can practice without supervision) or a provisional license (i.e., those who can practice under supervision). A total of 39 participants have responded. Data stayed stored in surveymonkey, then downloaded onto a FERPA and HIPAA compliant shared drive. The ProQOL 5 scale will be used to measure respondents results. Lastly, SPSS will be utilized for conducting the analysis to measure correlation between the ProQOL 5 scales and data from respondents. This poster will present the results, address hypothesis, discuss the limitations, and include possible future research.
Recommended Citation
Torres, Jocie, "Personal therapy and compassion fatigue: How does participation in personal therapy affect the experience of compassion fatigue among professional counselors who practice mental health?" (2026). 2026 Symposium. 38.
https://dc.ewu.edu/srcw_2026/ps_2026/p1_2026/38
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Personal therapy and compassion fatigue: How does participation in personal therapy affect the experience of compassion fatigue among professional counselors who practice mental health?
PUB NCR
Compassion fatigue, a unique and common concern in caring professions, can lead to burnout, fatigue and exhaustion. Compassion fatigue signs are commonly disregarded (Day & Anderson, 2011). The impact and severity of compassion fatigue approaches a demand for analysis of effective resources to mitigate the effects of compassion fatigue for those in helping professionals. This study aims to understand how participation in personal therapy is effective in mitigating compassion fatigue levels for professional counselors who practice as mental health professionals. Data is being collected from survey respondents who met the inclusion criteria of possessing a full license (i.e., those who can practice without supervision) or a provisional license (i.e., those who can practice under supervision). A total of 39 participants have responded. Data stayed stored in surveymonkey, then downloaded onto a FERPA and HIPAA compliant shared drive. The ProQOL 5 scale will be used to measure respondents results. Lastly, SPSS will be utilized for conducting the analysis to measure correlation between the ProQOL 5 scales and data from respondents. This poster will present the results, address hypothesis, discuss the limitations, and include possible future research.
