CFAP Materials
Awareness begins here. We are committed to gathering, documenting, and disseminating useful information that can be readily introduced into caregiving environments in order to impact the lives of caregivers in a positive way. Below you will find numerous resources created by the Compassion Fatigue Awareness Project and founder Patricia Smith specifically for your use, including books, presentations, and documents.
Please see our CFAP Materials Permissions on our contact page before sharing or copying any of our materials.
Please see our CFAP Materials Permissions on our contact page before sharing or copying any of our materials.
Books From Our Founder
CFAP Founder Patricia Smith has authored five books on compassion fatigue, compassion satisfaction, and authentic self-care, including two training manuals. All of these books are available for purchase online.
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To Weep For A Stranger
Compassion Fatigue in Caregiving CFAP Founder Patricia Smith's seminal book, To Weep for a Stranger: Compassion Fatigue in Caregiving, is a comprehensive look at compassion fatigue, its causes and symptoms, and how to begin the healing process. |
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Compassion Satisfaction
50 Steps to Healthy Caregiving Our founder's follow-up book, Compassion Satisfaction: 50 Steps to Healthy Caregiving, guides readers through fifty simple steps toward authentic, sustainable self-care and compassion satisfaction. |
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Healthy Caregiving: A Guide to Recognizing & Managing Compassion Fatigue
PRESENTER'S GUIDE: LEVEL 1 We've also created a Presenter's Guide for organizations that are conducting their own compassion fatigue workshops for caregivers in the workplace. |
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Healthy Caregiving: A Guide to Recognizing & Managing Compassion Fatigue
STUDENT GUIDE: LEVEL 1 This Student Guide is the companion workbook for those participating in an organization's compassion fatigue workshop for caregivers in the workplace. |
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Compassion Fatigue and Burnout Handling in Veterinary Practice
Most recently, Patricia joined with veterinary surgeon, Inmaculada Perez Madrigal, to co-author Stress, Compassion Fatigue and Burnout Handling in Veterinary Practice, published by Grupo Asis. The comprehensive look at the veterinary field worldwide brings into focus the challenges the profession now faces. The book is also available through Amazon Spain. |
The Caregiver's Bill of Rights
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We created the Caregiver's Bill of Rights to help you with your continuing journey towards resiliency and compassion satisfaction. Print them out and put them up where others can see. Download the PDF here.
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The Ten Laws
We created the 'Ten Laws' below to help you create a healthier workplace for yourself, provide healthier care for others, promote healthier change in your life, and practice better self-care. Print them out and put them up where others can see. You can help others become aware by sharing these simple rules.
Workplace Violence: Zero Tolerance Policy
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Recent workplace violence highlights the need for employers to do everything possible to protect their employees. This is particularly important in caregiving environments in all of the helping professions due to the emotional and often intense interactions caregivers experience on a daily basis.
The Compassion Fatigue Awareness Project has created a Zero Tolerance notice template for concerned caregiving organizations to post within plain view of staff, visitors, consultants and anyone else who enters the premises. We urge you to use this template as is, or edit it to mirror the language of your distinct corporate culture. For further information and materials on workplace violence, go to the United States Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) website at www.osha.gov. |
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