Secondary Traumatic Stress: An Investigation of Canadian Mental Health Workers  

Oleh:

Buchanan, Marla ; Anderson, John O. ; Uhlemann, Max R. ; Horwitz, Erika

Jenis: Article from Journal - e-Journal
Dalam koleksi: Traumatology vol. 12 no. 4 (Dec. 2006), page 272-281.
Topik: secondary traumatic stress; vicarious trauma; trauma therapist self-care; compassion fatigue; mental health worker stress; counselor stress
Fulltext: 272.pdf (95.59KB)

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In the past decade, there has been an increased awareness of the deleterious effects for professionals working in the field of trauma. Claims have been made that professionals working with traumatized clients are vulnerable and at risk of developing trauma symptoms similar to those experienced by their clients. Terms used to describe this phenomenon are “vicarious traumatization” and “secondary traumatic stress.” The results of survey data collected from 280 Canadian mental health professions on work setting and client type variables, personal histories of trauma, current levels of traumatic stress symptoms, and self-report ratings on experiencing secondary traumatic stress are reported. Implications for mental health professionals working in the field of trauma are addressed.

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