Compassion fatigue (CF) is an extremely common side effect in helping professions, especially social work. CF can occur after social workers have experienced so many traumatized clients’ stories that they have a reduced empathetic reaction and reduced capacity for caring and effective treatment. Inexperienced social workers are often at a great risk for experiencing CF due to their empathetic and motivated nature to help others (Harr & Moore, 2011). Once social workers have experienced CF, they often suffer from negative changes in both their personal and professional lives. This may especially affect the social work practice as clinicians can begin contributing to a negative work environment by constantly criticizing or making negative
