Counselors are at a high risk for compassion fatigue that can lead to burnout. Yet, these stressors are not confined to seasoned professionals, but to counselors in training as well. Compassion satisfaction and mindfulness have been shown to positively impact counselors and prevent burnout. Therefore, this didactic, experiential presentation will introduce and demonstrate mindful self-compassion techniques for counselor educators to utilize when teaching self-care to counselors in training.
