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Want to learn more about burnout?
(July 2004 Issue)

Psychologists interested in learning more about burnout, otherwise known as vicarious traumatization, compassion fatigue and secondary post traumatic stress disorder may want to consult the following books on the subject.

Compassion Fatigue: Secondary Traumatic Stress Disorders in Those Who Treat the Traumatized.
By Charles R. Figley, Editor. Brunner-Routledge, May 1995.

Treating Compassion Fatigue.
By Charles R. Figley, Editor. Brunner-Routledge, Sept. 2002.

The Master's Touch: Coping with Compassion Fatigue.
By Barrie E. Henke. Concordia Publishing House, June 1994.

Psychological Trauma and the Adult Survivor: Theory, Therapy, and Transformation.
By I. Lisa McCann, et al. Brunner/Mazel, Dec. 1990.

Trauma and the Therapist: Countertransference and Vicarious Traumatization in Psychotherapy With Incest Survivors.
By Laurie Anne Pearlman and Karen W. Saakvitne. W.W. Norton & Company, July 1995.

The Therapist's Emotional Survival: Dealing With the Pain of Exploring Trauma.
By Stuart D. Perlman. Jason Aronson, Jan. 1999.

Transforming the Pain: A Workbook on Vicarious Traumatization.
By Karen W. Saakvitne and Laurie Anne Pearlman. W.W. Norton & Company, Oct. 1996.

Relational Teaching, Experiential Learning: The Teaching Manual for the Risking Connection Curriculum.
By Karen W. Saakvitne. Sidran Institute Press, May 2002.

Risking Connection: A Training Curriculum for Working With Survivors of Childhood Abuse
By Karen W. Saakvitne, et al. Sidran Press, April 2000.

Secondary Traumatic Stress: Self-Care Issues for Clinicians, Researchers, and Educators.
By B. Hudnall Stamm, Editor. Sidran Press, May 1999.

Compassion Satisfaction and Fatigue Test.
By B. Hudnall Stamm and Charles R. Figley (1996) Available at www.isu.edu/~bhstamm/tests.htm

Phyllis Hanlon