Measuring Compassion Satisfaction as Well as Fatigue: Developmental History of the Compassion Satisfaction and Fatigue Test

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Understanding compassion capability (2011, background): “It also normalizes the idea that members might feel overwhelmed by demands on their attention, empathy and ability to respond to suffering (Meyerson, 1994; Stamm, 2002).”
Exploring Individual and Organizational Factors Contributing to Compassion Satisfaction, Secondary Traumatic Stress, and Burnout in Domestic Violence Service Providers (2013, background): “Acknowledging the stressful nature of work with trauma survivors, while noting that the majority of trauma workers not only continue to do this type of work but also do it well, has raised questions about the positive aspects of trauma work (Stamm, 2002).”
Compassion revealed: What we know about compassion at work (and where we need to know more) (2011, background): “Although there has long been an assumption that the provision of compassion is a fatiguing endeavor (Figley, 1995), recent research suggests that it may also engender compassion satisfaction, which has been defined as “the satisfaction derived from the work of helping others” (Stamm, 2002, p. 107).”
The Compassion Fatigue and Resilience Connection: A Survey of Resilience, Compassion Fatigue, Burnout, and Compassion Satisfaction among Trauma Responders (2015, background): “CS refers to the fulfillment that an individual derives from their work and from the act of helping itself (Stamm, 2002; Craig & Sprang, 2010; Stamm, 2010).”