Compassion Satisfaction and Compassion Fatigue
(ProQOL) Version 5 (2009)
When you help people you have direct contact with their lives. As you may have found, your compassion for those you help can affect you in positive and negative ways. Below are some questions about your experiences, both positive and negative, as a helper. Consider each of the following questions about you and your current work situation. Select the number that honestly reflects how frequently you experienced these things in the last 30 days.
Understanding the positive and negative aspects of your job can improve your ability to help others and to keep your own balance. You can find out more about the Professional Quality of Life questionnaire at proqol.org