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Self-Care

Dialogues and other resources on Self-Care for Human Rights Practitioners

Human rights workers are often so focused on how they can help care for others that they forget to care for themselves. They can be subject to burnout, compassion fatigue, or vicarious trauma. But through self

Dialogue: Self-Care Part 3/3

Posted July 11th, 2008 by mahmooha

This part of the self-care series addresses specific strategies to maintain your emotional, mental, and physical well-being.

Dialogue: Self-Care Part 2/3

Posted July 8th, 2008 by mahmooha

While vicarious trauma seems very specific to those working directly with traumatized individuals, human rights workers and advocates exposed to the stories of these individuals should take care in recognizing any symptoms that may result from this exposure. Of course, those working with highly traumatized individuals are clearly more