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 | | Augsburger turned to the Headington Institute, a non-profit that provides psychological and spiritual support to humanitarian aid and disaster relief personnel worldwide, to start a series of training programs for CWS staff and senior management on the needs for support of staff. |
 | | Depending upon the needs of the various domestic and international staff groups, participatory training is being provided on the severe stress reactions that can occur following unusual and traumatic events (such as kidnapping or mugging), as well as on issues of cumulative stress, general self-care and lifestyle balance. |
 | | Participants also identify the more enduring stressors present in their lives, learn to recognize signs of the cumulative stress reactions of burnout and compassion fatigue, and learn ways to take concrete steps to improve their self-care and lifestyle balance. |
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