Compassion Fatigue Prevention
Published February 7, 2017


Lou Lacey, LPC, Director of Emotional Wellness at Children’s of Alabama, discusses how healthcare workers committed to experience excellence know to expect a certain amount of compassion exhaustion and shares ways professionals can keep joy alive by living a life of service to others.
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