By the end of the course, students will: 

1.  Understand compassion fatigue symptoms, contributing factors, and how to access professional mental health help.
2. Learn their signs of stress and how to use simple self regulation practices to reduce stress on the job.
3. Understand the importance of self-care to help them create a better work life balance and healthy boundaries.
4. Reconnect to the rewards and shift to a more positive outlook in order to increase Compassion Satisfaction. 
5. Learn self-compassion and mindfulness practices to help them cope with what they can't control.
6. Craft healthy goals and a personal mission statement.
7. Collaborate with staff and coworkers on these issues, so that they can create a healthier work environment for everyone.

The course is $49 USD per person.

The self-study can be purchased in packages of 5, 10, or 25 individual licenses. 

The current pricing is the non-profit rate, no further discounts are available. 

This course has helped more than a thousand shelter workers, veterinary medicine practitioners, animal protection officers, program staff, and more. 

This course is best suited for people who are interested in learning about compassion fatigue and resilience or would benefit from increased support.

Anyone, at any level, including volunteers, can benefit from the course. However, not everyone enjoys or will participate in online self-study style learning.

You may wish to begin by enrolling a small group of staff members who have demonstrated interest in the course. 

You can enroll your staff any time. They'll have immediate access to all six modules. 

This class is 100% self-paced and the work can be done at any time, from any device. You do not have to be in class at specific times. 

Make time on the clock for your staff to engage with the course. Start a CiB discussion group using the group discussion prompts provided. Here are some ideas for incentives.

There is a quiz at the end of the course to document engagement. Participants who pass the quiz will receive a certificate of completion that they can download and share with you. 

Analytics (documenting course progress) can be provided upon request. 

Here are some recent testimonials from 2021 students: 

Carrie, vet tech, animal shelter: "This is such a good program. The course is very informative and helpful! I've attended compassion fatigue classes before and this was, by far, my favorite. All workplaces should offer this."

Sarah, Receptionist at a high-volume spay/neuter clinic:

"You will not regret taking this class. I found myself thinking "oh yeah, that is sooo true" so many times. Jessica provides great real-life examples of dealing with the inevitable stress (and fatigue!) of our jobs working with animals. Do this for yourself!"

Alexsis, Adoption Counselor and Animal Care: "Taking the time to complete this course has allowed me to reconnect with myself. To be provided with tips on how to handle stress, mindfulness, and when to take breaks was helpful. I wasn't sure at first how this course would help me but after completion I'm glad my organization offered it. The standard of burnout culture and desentiviation is very real in this line of work. Having this course to validate emotions that we all experience can make you feel like you're not alone."

MacKenzi, Intake counselor: "This program has helped me deal with my fatigue and constant annoyance with patrons. Now, I enjoy my work much more and take it each day at a time."

The self-study course is not for sale for individuals. If you'd like to learn about compassion fatigue on your own, you are encouraged to enroll in  Compassion Fatigue Strategies Plus! at UFL: an 8 week online course that includes 4 live calls with Jessica, discussion. boards, and CEUs. Offered twice annually, typically in the fall and winter.

1. Pumping the Brakes on Stress. Learn how to recognize different responses to stress on your team, identify triggers, and reduce reactivity.
2. Building an Optimistic Outlook. Learn how to recognize and reframe negative thoughts to reduce stress, increase compassion satisfaction, and build realistic optimism with your team.
3. Coping with Difficult Emotions. Learn how to use zone of control thinking, active coping skills, and peer debriefing, to help create a more supportive team.
4. Increasing Recognition and Appreciation. Learn how to foster gratitude, appreciation, and recognition to celebrate the efforts of your team and increase trust.
5. Using Constructive Communication. Learn how to understand upsets, actively listen to reduce misunderstandings, and communicate respectfully, even in difficult conversations.
6. Building a Compassionate Badassery Team. Learn how to create a team culture agreement, helping your staff stay connected to their values and mission.

You do, with the materials provided. 

Jessica has created very structured materials, including a facilitator's guidebook, to help you use these trainings with your teams. 

In order for this to work, your organization must have someone on staff or a volunteer who is willing to lead the trainings. Ideally, this person is calm, caring, and comfortable with guiding conversations. 

This is an ideal role for someone who is a social worker!

Depending on the size of your organization you may need more than one facilitator. 

Not exactly. The team trainings are focused on building compassion satisfaction and emotional intelligence at work. This can help reduce compassion fatigue, but the trainings do not explicitly teach compassion fatigue concepts.

The trainings are a good fit for staff who are already familiar with compassion fatigue basics and/or you have a facilitator who can address questions about compassion fatigue that may come up.  

If your organization has not had any prior compassion fatigue education, the team trainings may not be the best fit. You may wish to start with a group webinar and/or the self-study course (which includes group discussion guidance) that focuses on compassion fatigue and self-care foundations.

Start any time! The team trainings are available on-demand and you will be granted access to all 6 immediately. You do not need to be online at specific times.

Everything is recorded and you can implement the trainings when it works for your teams. 

Each training is one hour long. There are 6 trainings in total. 

Depending on the size of your teams and number of facilitators available, you may wish to schedule one training bi-weekly, monthly, or every other month. 

The trainings work well as a lunch-and-learn or as material for in-service learning days. 

You have access to the materials for a full year. 

$595 USD which includes: 

• 6 team trainings
• 3 PDF workbooks to download and keep
• 6 PDF posters to download and keep 
• Up to 5 individual log-ins
• Access to classroom for one year
• Access to resources that will help your managers to better support their staff long after the program ends!

Yes! You can offer both to your staff.

They compliment each other and build on one another. They can be offered in any order, but you may wish to start with the self-study first and then the team trainings. That order is highly recommended if your staff has not had any prior compassion fatigue training. 

The webinars are held on a mutually agreed upon date and time. They are typically scheduled 2-4 months in advance.

Webinars are hosted on ZOOM. 

The webinar will be recorded and you will receive the a copy of the recording that you can keep. 

The webinar is approximately 90 minutes long. Please see PDF for details, including costs. 

If your organization has already hosted a webinar with Jessica for your staff: 

1. Thank you!

2. You may wish to move on to the self-study or the team trainings. 

The training option you chose will depend on your staff needs and your resources. 

3. You can schedule another webinar on a different topic, if you'd like!

Feel free to email Jessica with questions: [email protected]. 

Probably! The majority of the work Jessica does is with folks who work with animals. But she has presented webinars for nurses, home healthcare aids, educators, and other helping professionals as well. Contact Jessica for more info.