1. Mona M. Johnson MA, CDP Mona.johnson@k12.wa.us (360) 725-6050

2. I am responsible for presenting information. You are responsible for getting your needs met and asking the questions you want answered. Take what you want and leave the rest. What’s said in here, stays in here. Take good care of yourself. Here we go…Let’s have some fun! ;)

3. Eustress – Moderate psychological stress that is beneficial Compassion Satisfaction - A sense of satisfaction with the work; development of personal strengths as a result. Compassion Stress - Stress resulting from wanting to help a suffering or traumatized person Burn Out - Associated with feelings of hopelessness and difficulties in dealing with work & doing job effectively Compassion Fatigue - A state of exhaustion and dysfunction from prolonged exposure to compassion stress. (Figley, 1993) “The weariness that comes from caring.” (Johnson, 1997)

4. Professional Quality of Life Scale http://proqol.org/ProQol_Test.html http://proqol.org/ProQol_Test.html Measuring your level of Compassion Satisfaction, Compassion Fatigue and Burnout 35 Question with Self Scoring

5. My ProQol results were __________. I feel __________________ about my results. I learned ________________ about myself from this activity. I need to kick up my self-care in the following ways__________________.

6. Helpers who are empathetic. Helpers who have experienced some painful or traumatic event(s) in their own lives which are unresolved, and in turn, activated by similar reports of pain/trauma in others. Helpers who work directly with the painful/traumatic experiences of children. Helpers who take care of others and often neglect or are unaware of their own feelings and needs.

7. Where Are You?

8. Personal Physical Emotional Behavioral Cognitive Spiritual Professional Performance of Job Tasks Morale Interpersonal Relationships Behavioral Issues Attitude

9. An active process through which people become aware of, and make choices toward a more successful existence. A conscious, self-directed and evolving process of achieving our full potential

10. Physical Emotional Intellectual Social Financial Occupational Environmental Spiritual

12. Physical - Sleep, nutrition, exercise, health care visits Emotional - Support system(s), counseling, therapy, journaling, talking about feelings Intellectual - Reading (pleasure & work), writing, continuing education Social - Friends, family, play, fun, celebration belonging to groups & communities

13. Financial - Spending and saving responsibly; balancing check account, plans for future Occupational - Personal satisfaction and enrichment in work, re-evaluating career, new learning, leadership contributions Environmental - Occupying positive environments that support well-being Spiritual - Prayer, meditation, contact with nature, House of Worship, 12 Steps

14. Fear Assumptions and Limiting Beliefs Negative Attitude Other Barriers?

15. I will…. _______________

17. The Language of Letting Go; More Language of Letting Go; Journey to the Heart & The New Codependency by Melody Beattie Trauma Stewardship (book) by Laura van Deernoot Lipsky Mindfulness for Beginners by Jon Kabat-Zinn Healing After Loss by Martha Whitman Hickman The Book of Awakening by Mark Nepo Falling Upward by Richard Rohr Dying To Be Me – by Anita Moorjani