Too Much Continuing, Not Enough Education

[ladysprite]

So as I may have mentioned once or twice here, I'm currently taking part in a Hospice Certification Program. Year and a half, couple hundred hours, gets me a handful of extra letters after my name and teaches me a ton of cool stuff

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[ladymondegreen]

Can you crochet or spin while you watch?

[asdr83]

If vets were any good at combating our compassion fatigue our depression stats wouldn't be so terrifying, they should've had a psych professional teaching it.

[ladysprite]

Yeah. Unfortunately, this is just a vet who freely admits she has no training in this; she just decided that she also wanted to be a public speaker so she read 'The Secret' and started billing herself as a lecturer.....

[johnpalmer]

Um. Sounds like someone made the mistake of thinking that passion and experience make one a good teacher. I'd bet she's passionate about the issue, and has felt the effects - but hasn't thought about what can be reasonably shared to help others.

To be fair, it's a very tough topic because for you, a good, hard silks workout might help relax your compassion-muscles, and help you sleep (I hope your sleep is good, regardless); for others, a faster paced, more energetic workout would do the same thing. For others (e.g., me) exercise as treatment is a non-starter.

Similarly, for you, reminding yourself about detachment might be good - or it might turn into a self-scolding; for me, this could turn into "you're not detached enough, DETACH DUMMY!"

So I'm not sure about how much there is to teach other than watching for the signs, and doing *something* - even if it's only watchful waiting - when they show up.

[matildalucet]

FOUR? Sounds like she's trying to induce compassion (for her) fatigue.

[vettecat]

Yikes. I guess the purpose is "4 hours of watching this will put you in the proper state of fatigue to answer questions about being fatigued."