Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Moving to Emptiness Technique in Reducing Counsellors' Compassion Fatigue

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-60
SponsorUniversity of Malaya

About this trial

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if Moving to Emptiness Technique (MET) works to treat counselors' compassion fatigue (CF). It will also learn about the effectiveness of MET on counselors' professional quality of life and counselling self-estimate. The main questions it aims to answer are:

• Does MET reduce counselors' compassion fatigue? Researchers will compare MET intervention to a waitlist control group to see if MET works to treat counselor burnout.

Participants will:

* Receive MET intervention for 4 sessions, once a week, 50 minutes per session. * Fill the questionnaires tests at three timepoints: before the intervention, immediately after the intervention phase and 4 weeks after the intervention.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Adults (aged 18-60)

Counsellors who have worked in the counselling profession for at least one year

Counsellors who self-report experiencing CF symptoms

Able to commit to attend the 4 weekly online sessions of 50 minutes' duration

Disqualifiers

Counsellors have received psychological therapy for their CF within the last 6 months

Counsellors who intend to participate in other psychological therapy for their CF besides MET during the study duration

Counsellors who self-report experiencing a traumatic event within past one year

Counsellors who self-report severe mental illness within past one year

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Moving to Emptiness Technique (MET)

Treatment groups

60 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Locations

This trial has no locations

Sponsors and collaborators