The first stage of compassion fatigue is the Zealot Stage which often describes early career educators. The beginning years of an education career provide the opportunity to learn specific compassion resilience strategies that can support well-being, effectiveness in the classroom, and longevity in the field.

Support for Teachers in Early Years of Career

New Teachers Face Three Common Challenges (http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/may12/vol69/num08/New-Teachers-Face-Three-Common-Challenges.aspx)

Responding to New Teachers’ Concerns (http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/may05/vol62/num08/Responding-to-New-Teachers’-Concerns.aspx)

Fun and helpful blog on the kind of people you want to reach out to and keep some distance from in the early years of your career (https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/marigolds/)