Setting Boundaries for the Mental Health Professional to Overcome and Prevent Compassion Fatigue

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Setting Boundaries for the Mental Health Professional to Overcome and Prevent Compassion Fatigue

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Description

For this course, well-known author, marriage, premarital and family conflict specialist, Dr. Danita Morales Ramos, discusses setting boundaries to overcome and prevent compassion fatigue.

This course was designed specifically for the practicing mental health specialists and is peppered with case illustrations to help bring the content to life.

Video content created December 2021

CE Content Criteria: APA D.1.1.3;

Asynchronous, distance learning. Non-interactive. Recorded video with transcript.

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Course Details

Credits
1
Course Format
Recorded video, asynchronous, distance-learning, non-interactive, includes transcript.
Target Audience
Psychologists, Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, Addiction Counselors, Nurses, Case Managers
Course Level
Beginner
Conflict of Interest
Conflict of interest or commercial support disclaimer: Dr. Morales Ramos is the author of The Four Critical Habits to Overcome Burnout mentioned in the program.
Publication Date
February 9, 2022
Last Modified
April 20, 2026
Exclusions

This course does not offer ASWB ACE CE credit to social workers.

Learning Objectives

  • Summarize the signs of compassion fatigue
  • Identify thoughts and behaviors that lead to compassion fatigue
  • List 4 ways to eliminate compassion fatigue

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Page last modified or reviewed by athealth.com on Apr 20, 2026.

Syllabus 3 lessons

  1. 🖹 [B3403-V22] Video: Setting Boundaries for the Mental Health Professional to Overcome and Prevent Compassion Fatigue
  2. 🖹 [B3403-V22] Transcript
  3. 🖹 [B3403-V22] References and Citations

Author Bio

Danita Morales Ramos

Is licensed as a mental health professional in multiple states and has provided mental health services for close to two decades.

Dr. Morales Ramos went all the way in the field of clinical psychology. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology with a minor in Management (2005), a Master of Arts degree in Professional Counseling (2010), a Master of Science degree in Applied Psychology (2015), and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Clinical Psychology (2019). She is  a clinical expert in the areas of self-concealment, perceived discrimination, and major depressive disorder in the African American community and other diverse populations.

Dr. Morales Ramos is also the author of 4 Critical Habits to Overcome Burnout.

 

Instructors

Danita Morales Ramos, PhD, LPC

Reviews 25

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