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["Professional Quality of Life Scale - Revision V"]
["© B. Hudnall Stamm, 2009"]
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["Helping people puts you in direct contact with their lives.  As you probably have experienced, your compassion for those you  help has both positive and negative aspects.  We would like to ask you questions about your experiences, both positive and negative, as a helper.  Consider each of the following questions about you and your current situation.  Select the number that honestly reflects how frequently you experienced ther characteristics in the last 30 days."]
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["0 = Never    1 = Rarely    2 = A Few Times    3 = Somewhat Often    4 = Often    5 = Very Often"]
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[null,1,"I am happy."]
[null,2,"I am preoccupied with more than one person I help."]
[null,3,"I get satisfaction from being able to help people."]
[null,4,"I feel connected to others."]
[null,5,"I jump or am startled by unexpected sounds."]
[null,6,"I feel invigorated after working with those I help."]
[null,7,"I find it difficult to separate my personal life from my life as a helper."]
[null,8,"I am losing sleep over traumatic experiences of a person I help."]
[null,9,"I think that I might have been affected by the traumatic stress of those I help."]
[null,10,"I feel trapped by my work as a helper."]
[null,11,"Because of my helping, I have felt \"on edge\" about various things."]
[null,12,"I like my work as a helper."]
[null,13,"I feel depressed as a result of my work as a helper."]
[null,14,"I feel as though I am experiencing the trauma of someone I have helped."]
[null,15,"I have beliefs that sustain me."]
[null,16,"I am pleased with how I am able to keep up with helping techniques and protocols."]
[null,17,"I am the person I always wanted to be."]
[null,18,"My work makes me feel satisfied."]
[null,19,"I feel worn out because of my work as a helper"]
[null,20,"I have happy thoughts and feelings about those I help and how I could help them."]
[null,21,"I feel overwhelmed by the amount of work or the size of my case [work] load I have to deal with."]
[null,22,"I believe I can make a difference through my work."]
[null,23,"I avoid certain activities or situations because they remind me of frightening experiences of the people I help."]
[null,24,"I am proud of what I can do to help."]
[null,25,"As a result of my helping, I have intrusive, frightening thoughts."]
[null,26,"I feel \"bogged down\" by the system."]
[null,27,"I have thoughts that I am a \"success\" as a helper."]
[null,28,"I can't recall important parts of my work with trauma victims."]
[null,29,"I am a very caring person."]
[null,30,"I am happy that I chose to do this work."]
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["      *** Column A contains ratings from previous page including score reversals.***"]
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["Your Compassion Satisfaction Scale is:",{"$f":"A!A14+A!A17+A!A23+A!A27+A!A29+A!A31+A!A33+A!A35+A!A38+A!A41","v":0},"See below for explanation of your results"]
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["Your Burnout Scale is:",{"$f":"A!A12+A!A15+A!A19+A!A21+A!A26+A!A28+A!A30+A!A32+A!A37+A!A40","v":0},"See below for explanation of your results"]
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["Your Trauma/Compassion Fatigue Scale is:",{"$f":"A!A13+A!A16+A!A18+A!A20+A!A22+A!A24+A!A25+A!A34+A!A36+A!A39","v":0},"See below for explanation of your results"]
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["Compassion Satisfaction"]
["Compassion Satisfaction is about the pleasure you derive from being able to do your work well. "]
["For example, you may feel like it is a pleasure to help others through your work. You may feel "]
["positively about your colleagues or your ability to contribute to the work setting or even the greater"]
["good of society. Higher scores on this scale represent a greater satisfaction related to your ability"]
["to be an effective caregiver in your job."]
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["The average score is 50 (SD 10; alpha scale reliability .88) About 25% of people score higher "]
["than 57 and about 25% of people score below 43. If you are in the higher range, you probably"]
["derive a good deal of professional satisfaction from your position. If your scores are below 40, "]
["you may either find problems with your job, or there may be some other reason - for example, you "]
["might derive your satisfaction from activities other than your job."]
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["Burnout"]
["Most people have an intuitive idea of what burnout is. From the research perspective, burnout"]
["is one of the elements of Compassion Fatigue (CF). It is associated with feelings of hopelessness"]
["and difficulties in dealing with work or in doing your job effectively. These negative feelings usually"]
["have a gradual onset. They can reflect the feeling that your efforts make no difference,"]
["or they can be associated with a very high workload or a non-supportive work environment."]
["Higher scoes on this scale mean that you are at higher risk for burnout."]
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["The average score on the burnout scale is 50 (SD 10; alpha scale reliability .75). About 25% of people"]
["score above 57 and about 25% of people score below 43. If your score is below 18, this probably relfects "]
["positive feelings about your ability to be effective in your work. If you score above 57, you may "]
["wish to think about what at work makes you feel like you are not effective in your position."]
["Your score may reflect your mood: perhaps you were having a \"bad day\" or are in need of some time off."]
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["Secondary Traumatic Stress"]
["The second component of Compassion Fatigue (CF) is secondary traumatic stress (STS).  "]
["It is about your work-related, secondary exposure to extremely or traumatically stressful events. "]
["Developing problems due to exposure to other's trauma is somewhat rare but does happen to "]
["many people who care for those who have experienced extremely or traumatically stressful events."]
["For example, you may repeatedly hear stories about the traumatic things that happen to other people,"]
["commonly called Vicarious Traumatization. If your work puts you directly in the path of danger,"]
["for example, field work in a war or area of civil violence, this is not secondary exposure; your exposure"]
["is primary. However, if you are exposed to others' traumatic events as a result of your work, "]
["for example, as a therapist or an emergency worker, this is secondary exposure. The symptoms"]
["of STS are usually rapid in onset and associated with a particular event. They may include being "]
["afraid, having difficult sleeping, having images of the upsetting event pop into your mind, or avoiding"]
["things that remind you of the event."]
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["The average score on this scale is 50 (SD 10; alpha scale reliability .81) About 25% of people"]
["score below 43 and about 25% of people score above 57. If your score is above 57, you may want"]
["to take some time to think about what at work may be frightening to you or if there is some other "]
["reason for the elevated score. While higher scores do not mean that you do have a problem, they"]
["are an indication that you may want to examine how you feel about your work and your work "]
["environment. You may wish to discuss this with your supervisor, a colleague or a health care "]
["professional."]
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[" Thank you to  J. Sofia, Ph.D, C.Psych for adapting this test to excel"]