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.
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
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
Parallel
Moving to Emptiness Technique (MET)
BehavioralThe intervention is Moving to Emptiness Technique (MET), a native Chinese psychotherapy that integrates traditional Chinese cultural beliefs which focusses on the importance of the inner (psychological) world while including somatic (bodily) relaxation and the operational process of cognitive behavioural therapy. The delivery of MET intervention would be once a week, 50 minutes per session, across 4-weeks, to ensure the participants have enough rest between each session.
Compassion Fatigue
Chinese validated Compassion Fatigue Questionnaire (Source: Wang Junting, 2024). The questionnaire contains 10 items rated on a 5-point Likert scale. Total scores range from 10 to 50, with higher scores indicating greater compassion fatigue.
Professional Quality of Life scale
Chinese validated Professional Quality of Life scale (Source: Zheng et al., 2013). The questionnaire consists of 30 items and assesses Compassion Satisfaction, Burnout, and Secondary Traumatic Stress. Each subscale score ranges from 10 to 50, with higher Compassion Satisfaction scores indicating greater compassion satisfaction, and higher Burnout and Secondary Traumatic Stress scores indicating worse burnout and secondary traumatic stress, respectively.
Counselling Self-Estimate
Counselling Self-Estimate Inventory (Source: Yuen et al., 2004). The questionnaire contains 33 items rated on a 6-point Likert scale. Total scores range from 33 to 198, with higher scores indicating greater counselling self-efficacy.
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