A Psychological Tool to help prevent BURNOUT : WASH your WEB
To get to know and use WASH your WEB, first listen to this info video where Dr Christian Heim and Dr Caroline Heim give an overview. Read the Easy-to-Understand written guide and you’ll be ready to go. The two very short talk-through videos, for before and after your shift, make it really easy. Thanks for your work, we want to help you keep mentally healthy.
Scroll down for the short version of the tool below.
Dr Caroline Heim guides you through the pre- and during-shift part of the WASH your WEB tool to help prevent vicarious trauma. Here, you WASH: WALL off empathy, ANTICIPATE strong emotions, SHELVE strong emotions, and HOLD HOPE.
WASH your WEB: An Easy-to-Understand Guide
WASH your WEB: Rationale and Evidence
Empathy vs Compassion and other Key Concepts
Peer-reviewed Journal Article: Heim, C. (2020) “Preventing vicarious trauma: a private psychological tool for health care workers.” International Journal of Emergency Mental Health and Human Resilience, 22(2), 6-10.
A SHORT VERSION OF THE BURNOUT TOOL
Dr Caroline Heim guides you through the post-shift part of the WASH your WEB tool. Here's the WEB, where you WALK through your day in your mind, and EXPRESS each shelved emotion while using a BILATERAL stimulation technique.