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2008  Treat compassion fatigue – relaxation, relationships, rest
Psychologist advises people to identify issues, take care of
yourself  Patricia Kostouros  Special to the WCR  The same
qualities that make a person a compassionate, caring individual
in a helping profession can also mean a person is at risk for
compassion fatigue.  Because a person cares so much, they are
vulnerable to investing too much of themselves in their work
with adverse consequences.  Patricia Kostouros, an instructor in
the department of child and youth studies at Mount Royal
College, Calgary, and a registered psychologist in private
practice, was speaking at a workshop May 24 at the FCJ Centre in
Calgary, sponsored by the Health Care Apostolate of the Calgary
Diocese.  Qualify the dilemma