Thesis
Compassion satisfaction and compassion fatigue in higher education
Washington State University
Master of Public Affairs (MPA), Washington State University
2017
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/102686
Abstract
The demands of spending one's career working in a helping profession are many. Additionally, in the field of higher education, serving students as a major function of one's position can have both positive and negative aspects. Drawing from the full theory of Compassion Satisfaction and Compassion Fatigue, this study explored whether the phenomenon can be observed in higher education and how it manifests itself in staff people who work in high traffic, retention critical departments on community college campuses in the state of Washington. Through use of the Professional Quality of Life (ProQOL) version 5 survey and experiential and behaviorally related interviews, it was discovered that the phenomenon may be observed in staff people in higher education. Interviews revealed exposure to events that may lead to secondary trauma. However, the levels of compassion fatigue, including burnout and secondary trauma, were less than expected.
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- Title
- Compassion satisfaction and compassion fatigue in higher education
- Creators
- Sara Crowson Rinearson
- Contributors
- Dana Lee Baker (Degree Supervisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Politics, Philosophy and Public Affairs, School of
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Public Affairs (MPA), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University; [Pullman, Washington] :
- Identifiers
- 99900525081901842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis