Caregiver Burnout and Relaxation
Laura Goetz, Katelynn Krause, Katelyn O’Grady, Bailey Palladino
Mindfulness
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What is Caregiving?
Roles and Responsibilities: Commonalities:
❏ Children ❏ Time consuming
❏ Pets ❏ Mental and physical stress
❏ Older Family Members ❏ Positive connections
❏ Friends ❏ Meaningful
Caregiving Stress and Relationships
Family Relationships Social Relationships
❏ Sandwich generation ❏ Commonality change
❏ Limited opportunities
Caregiver Stress and Work
❏ Emotional/physical stress develops
❏ Potential for role overload
Results in:
❏ Family-work conflict
❏ Psychological strain
❏ Burnout
Family-Work Conflict
❏ Incompatible role ❏ Tardiness, absenteeism,
responsibilities turnover
❏ Spillover ❏ Difficult family relationships
Psychological Strain
❏ Depression
❏ Anxiety
❏ Irritation
Burnout
❏ Chronic interpersonal stress
❏ Overwhelming exhaustion
❏ Feelings of detachment
❏ Sense of ineffectiveness
Compassion Fatigue
What is it? How do I avoid it?
Compassion Fatigue to a Caregiver
❏ Depletion of one’s capacity for compassion
❏ Emotional, physical, social, spiritual resources
❏ Negative effects for self and others
How to Overcome Compassion Fatigue
❏ Attitudinal, ethical, and philosophical awareness/intervention
❏ Equal regard
❏ Care for self and others
❏ Compassion with equanimity
❏ Balanced state of mind
Moving Forward
Take care of yourself!
❏ Health management
❏ Leisure pursuits
❏ Benefits of mindfulness
The Fundamentals of Caring
Questions?
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