Re-examining the role of counsellor empathy in compassion fatigue and compassion satisfaction

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dc.contributor.authorSchulz, Benjamin R.
dc.contributor.supervisorWalsh, William John Charles
dc.contributor.supervisorTasker, Susan L.
dc.date.accessioned2020-08-18T21:58:15Z
dc.date.available2020-08-18T21:58:15Z
dc.date.copyright2020en_US
dc.date.issued2020-08-18
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of Educational Psychology and Leadership Studiesen_US
dc.degree.levelDoctor of Philosophy Ph.D.en_US
dc.description.abstractFigley’s (1995; 2002a) model of compassion stress/fatigue was used as a reference-point to re-examine the role of therapist/counsellor empathy in predicting therapist/counsellor compassion fatigue (CF) and compassion satisfaction (CS). The therapeutic alliance was also examined as a predictor of therapist/counsellor CF and CS. Participants included 146 female-identifying Canadian therapists/counsellors, aged 24-73 years. The Empathy Assessment Index (EAI), a social cognitive neuroscience-based empathy scale, gauged therapist/counsellor empathy; and the Working Alliance Inventory – Short therapist version (WAI-S) gauged therapist/counsellor perceptions of the strength of the therapeutic alliance. The Professional Quality of Life scale – Fifth edition (ProQOL-V) was the outcome measure for therapist/counsellor CF and CS. Contrary to Figley’s model, partial least squares path analyses determined that therapist/counsellor empathy was a significant inverse predictor of therapist/counsellor CF (R2 = .40 for total empathy-based CF model) and a significant positive predictor of therapist/counsellor CS (R2 = .16 for total empathy-based CS model). The therapeutic alliance likewise proved to be a significant inverse predictor of therapist/counsellor CF (R2 = .37 for total therapeutic alliance-based CF model) and a significant positive predictor of therapist/counsellor CS (R2 = .29 for total therapeutic alliance-based CS model). Personal Characteristics including age and years of clinical experience, and Workplace/Organizational factors including supervision and peer support, and percentage of non-distressing clients on therapist/counsellor caseloads, predicted less risk for therapist/counsellor CF and greater likelihood for therapist/counsellor CS. Additional analyses revealed that the therapeutic bond was equivalent to empathy in predicting therapist/counsellor CF, and stronger than empathy in predicting therapist/counsellor CS.en_US
dc.description.scholarlevelGraduateen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/11998
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rightsAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.subjectCounselloren_US
dc.subjectEmpathyen_US
dc.subjectCompassion Fatigueen_US
dc.subjectCompassion Satisfactionen_US
dc.subjectTherapeutic Allianceen_US
dc.titleRe-examining the role of counsellor empathy in compassion fatigue and compassion satisfactionen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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