Podcasts with Jessica:
- Joining the Threads on resisting self-care (for wildlife caregivers in Australia) Fall 2020
- Animal Concepts Podcast Fall 2020
- Best Friends Podcast Summer 2020
- Dog Knowledge Podcast
- Raise the Woof Podcast Summer 2020
- City of Dogs Podcast on Vicarious Resilience Summer 2020
- Canine Education for Humans Podcast
- RadioMD Podcast on CF basics
Videos + Webinars by Jessica:Adopters Welcome The mind-body connection
2021 Practicing Compassionate Badassery: Shifting from Self-Care to We-Care 13 Minute Talk + Resources
2020 Coping with COVID-19 Webinar and Resources for Animal Welfare Professionals
2021 Grey Muzzle Organization:Compassion Fatigue for Senior Pet Caregivers
2018 IAABC Behavior Live!: a fun 30 minute Facebook Live interview about compassion fatigue
2017 IDA: Write to Resilience Webinar (using journal writing to increase compassion resilience)
Articles by Jessica:
Want to be a CF Educator or hire one? Read this: Compassion Fatigue Education Mental Health Model
IAABC Journal: Expressive Writing for Resilience in Animal Care Professions
HeARTs Speak: Self-Care Tips and Where Do Your Stories Go?
Journal of Agriculture and Veterinary Science: In Their Own Words: What Qualitative Analysis of Online Discussions with Students Reveals about Their Experiences with Compassion Fatigue in Shelter Medicine
Helpful Sites:
Compassion Fatigue Awareness Project
TEND Academy
Compassion Fatigue Resources For Animal Caregivers:
AVMA’s Wellness Resources
Humane Society for Shelter Pets resources
HSUS Animal Sheltering articles by Lauren Glickman
Compassion Fatigue – a primer by Enid Traisman, DoveLewis
VetGirl webinar: Suicide in Veterinary Medicine
AVMA webinar: Staying Afloat Professional Stress and Wellbeing
Suicide Awareness in Veterinary Education – U of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine (hotline assistance available to all animal care + welfare professionals)
In Defense of Animals Council of Sustainable Activism
Dr. Michele Gaspar: Healing the Wounded Healer
DVM360 Burden of Care
NOMV (Not One More Vet) for veterinarians and veterinary students
AAHA’s Guide to Veterinary Practice Team Wellbeing
Vets4Vets® and Support4Support confidential support groups
MightyVet education and mentorship
Day By Day Pet Caregiver Support
Organizational Health in Sheltering:
Shifting from Self Care to We Care Handout (resources for Jessica’s conference presentation)
Euthanasia-related strain and coping strategies
Employee turnover in animal shelters
Improving Organizational Communication
The People Practices Self-Check
Hiring the Right People for Your Culture
Please Curb Your Volunteer
Assessments:
Professional Quality of Life (ProQol) Test
Self Care Assessment
Secondary Traumatic Stress Informed Organization Assessment (STSI-OA)
Compassion Fatigue Resources In Other Fields:
Headington Institute (excellent site geared towards humanitarian aid workers)
The Schwartz Center for compassionate healthcare
The Caregiver Space (for personal caregivers)
The Garrison Institute (aid workers)
Self Care + Stress Management:
University of Buffalo School of Social Work (self care toolkit)
Dr. Emma Seppala: The Science of Well-Being
Top 12 Self-Care Tips by Francoise Mathieu
Meditation + Mindfulness
Simple, guided recordings on my SoundCloud page
The Open Heart Project (free meditation videos)
Self Guided Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Program
Greater Good: The Science of a Meaningful Life
Headspace (offers free memberships to nonprofits) and Whil
Books
When Helping Hurts: Compassion Fatigue in the Veterinary Profession by Kathleen Ayl, PsD
Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others by Laura van Dernoot Lipsky
The Compassion Fatigue Workbook by Francoise Mathieu
Give to Your Heart’s Content, Without Giving Yourself Away by Linda Harper PhD
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk M.D.
Handouts
(popular handouts from my workshops and online class)
Limited Impact Disclosure created by Francoise Mathieu, Compassion Fatigue Solutions/TEND
Self-Care Guidelines developed by The Green Cross Academy of Traumatology
ProQOL assesment created by Beth Stamm
