Adjusting to the pandemic: Remote support for professionals working with asylum seekers

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 259-269 ◽  
Author(s):  
Devon Govoni ◽  
Kelvin Ramirez ◽  
Hillary Rubesin
Keyword(s):  
Compassion Fatigue ◽  
Vicarious Trauma ◽  
Asylum Seekers ◽  
Expressive Arts ◽  
Volunteer Group

Three expressive arts therapists from the volunteer group, Voces Arts and Healing, review and reflect on virtual mentorship and supervision provided to mentees working on the ground in Juarez, Mexico, as the immigration crisis at the border persisted and the COVID-19 pandemic was declared around the globe. The Migrant Protection Protocol (MPP) programme is briefly explained along with implications it posed on the duelling crises. Compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma, burnout and aspects of supervision and art-based supervision are examined within the contexts of these international concerns.

scholarly journals SECONDARY TRAUMATIZATION IN HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONS: A CONTINUUM ON COMPASSION FATIGUE, VICARIOUS TRAUMA AND BURNOUT

PSYCHOLOGIA ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 62 (2) ◽  
pp. 181-195
Author(s):  
Carmela MENTO ◽  
Maria Catena SILVESTRI ◽  
Paola MERLINO ◽  
Vanessa NOCITO ◽  
Antonio BRUNO ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Compassion Fatigue ◽  
Vicarious Trauma ◽  
Secondary Traumatization ◽  
Healthcare Professions

scholarly journals Compassion Fatigue and Vicarious Trauma in Everyday Hospital Social Work: A Personal Narrative of Practitioner–Researcher Identity Transition

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 313 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fox
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Compassion Fatigue ◽  
Vicarious Trauma ◽  
Collaborative Research ◽  
Personal Narrative ◽  
Practice Research ◽  
Complex Environment ◽  
Participatory Action ◽  
Full Circle ◽  
Researcher Identity

The story of my evolution as a practice-based collaborative researcher is a story that comes full circle. Through exploring my own experiences of compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma as a hospital-based social worker, I am able to investigate the phenomenon across the profession and provide a critique of the needs of practitioners working in the complex environment of hospitals and health care. Parallel to this is an investigation into the need for practice research in this complex environment and in the profession overall as seen through the lens of a collaborative research partnership with social work hospital colleagues that transformed my approach to research. I have drawn on personal narrative, autoethnography and reflexive processing to investigate my own impact on and from this research. I conclude with an understanding of the power of storytelling in participatory action research and in the potential in collaborative research methodologies for authentic reciprocity and relationship to traverse the practice–research divide.

scholarly journals Psychosocial impacts of training to provide professional help: Harm and growth

Trauma ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 146040862096834
Author(s):  
Jacqueline Ball ◽  
Clare Watsford ◽  
Brett Scholz
Keyword(s):  
Compassion Fatigue ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Secondary Traumatic Stress ◽  
Vicarious Trauma ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Moral Injury ◽  
Helping Professionals ◽  
Post Traumatic Growth ◽  
Post Traumatic ◽  
Clinical Psychology Program

Introduction Research has consistently demonstrated professionals in helping roles (“helping professionals”) experience vicarious trauma, moral injury, compassion fatigue, secondary traumatic stress, and burnout. Vicarious post-traumatic growth has also been identified in the literature. This article aimed to contribute to understanding the experiences of these constructs of trainee helping professionals. Emphasis was placed on how to foster vicarious post-traumatic growth. Methods A qualitative semi-structured interview was designed to enable the researchers to explore the experiences of 14 trainee psychologists from an Australian Master of Clinical Psychology program. Results It was identified that burnout, and beginning stages of vicarious trauma, moral injury, compassion fatigue, and secondary traumatic stress might occur during psychologists’ training. Five elements underpin vicarious post-traumatic growth, four of which were reflected in this article. A need and suggestions for how to further develop vicarious post-traumatic growth are discussed. Conclusion This research could go on to be applied to curriculum development and practice policy, ultimately leading to improved early-intervention and ongoing systems of support for helping professionals. This, in turn, would improve quality of care in communities.

Vicarious Traumatization, Secondary Traumatic Stress, and Burnout in Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Agency Staff

2003 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie Baird ◽  
Sharon Rae Jenkins
Keyword(s):  
Compassion Fatigue ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Secondary Traumatic Stress ◽  
Vicarious Trauma ◽  
Adverse Reactions ◽  
Vicarious Traumatization ◽  
Occupational Hazards ◽  
Agency Staff ◽  
Agency Support ◽  
Trauma Counseling

This study investigated three occupational hazards of therapy with trauma victims: vicarious trauma and secondary traumatic stress (or “compassion fatigue”), which describe therapists’ adverse reactions to clients’ traumatic material, and burnout, a stress response experienced in many emotionally demanding “people work” jobs. Among 101 trauma counselors, client exposure workload and being paid as a staff member (vs. volunteer) were related to burnout sub-scales, but not as expected to overall burnout or vicarious trauma, secondary traumatic stress, or general distress. More educated counselors and those seeing more clients reported less vicarious trauma. Younger counselors and those with more trauma counseling experience reported more emotional exhaustion. Findings have implications for training, treatment, and agency support systems.

Burnout, compassion fatigue, and vicarious trauma among wildfire responders

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (5) ◽  
pp. 451-460
Author(s):  
Rebecca A. Stout, EdD ◽  
Samantha Kostamo, BA ◽  
Sheryl West, MS
Keyword(s):  
Compassion Fatigue ◽  
Emotional Exhaustion ◽  
Vicarious Trauma ◽  
Fire Department ◽  
Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽  
Personal Accomplishment ◽  
General Survey ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Self Test ◽  
Context Specific

Firefighting is an essential occupation that is hazardous and stressful. While researchers have established that firefighters are likely to experience burnout, compassion fatigue (CF), and vicarious trauma (VT), no studies to date have focused on these variables in a context specific to wildfire response. As wildfires and their intensity continue to be a growing concern in the Western United States, there is a need to understand the extent of burnout, CF, and VT among firefighters, particularly those who respond to wildfires. This study was conducted at a large metropolitan fire department located in Colorado (n = 186). There were three scales used for this study: the Maslach Burnout Inventory—General Survey, the Vicarious Trauma Scale, and the Compassion Fatigue Self-Test. Survey results indicated that the firefighters experienced emotional exhaustion (μ = 16.99), moderate depersonalization (μ = 11.12), low reduced personal accomplishment (μ = 29.29), extremely high CF (μ = 22.60), and moderate VT (μ = 29.15). There were no significant differences between wildfire responders and nonwildfire responders. However, firefighters who were midcareer (11-15 years of service) and those who were between the ages of 35 and 55 were statistically more likely to experience emotional exhaustion and depersonalization than their younger and older peers, thus suggesting that further research is warranted to understand midcareer and midlife stressors among firefighters.

Recognizing Compassion Fatigue, Vicarious Trauma, and Burnout

2020 ◽  
pp. 297-330
Author(s):  
Lauren Forrest ◽  
Mariam Abdurrahman ◽  
Amanda Ritsma
Keyword(s):  
Compassion Fatigue ◽  
Vicarious Trauma

scholarly journals A Scoping Review of Vicarious Trauma Interventions for Service Providers Working With People Who Have Experienced Traumatic Events

2021 ◽  
pp. 152483802199131
Author(s):  
Jeongsuk Kim ◽  
Brittney Chesworth ◽  
Hannabeth Franchino-Olsen ◽  
Rebecca J. Macy
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Compassion Fatigue ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Vicarious Trauma ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Secondary Trauma ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Organizational Level ◽  
Human Service Providers

Health and human service providers who aid traumatized individuals frequently experience vicarious trauma (VT). Although VT plays a critical role in service providers’ mental health and well-being, as well as in the quality of their service provision, little information is available concerning the development and implementation of VT interventions for service providers. To advance the development of evidence in this area, we undertook a scoping review in which we reviewed existing interventions intended to address VT among service providers working with traumatized clients. Searches of electronic databases were conducted to identify studies published in peer-reviewed journals, with no date restrictions. Over 1,315 citations were reviewed, and a total of 27 studies were included in the final review. The findings show that VT interventions in the literature can be divided broadly into four categories: psychoeducation, mindfulness intervention, art and recreational programs, and alternative medicine therapy. The VT interventions reviewed generally showed promise in their key outcomes, including reductions in secondary trauma stress, compassion fatigue, burnout, and other mental health outcomes. However, the current body of research is lacking both in rigor and in specificity regarding the definition of VT. Furthermore, existing VT interventions are generally self-care based and tend to focus on general stress management rather than addressing the specific effects of VT. Therefore, we call for an increase in efforts to tailor VT interventions to different service settings and participant characteristics, as well as greater attention to developing primary VT interventions at the organizational level.

scholarly journals Hospital social workers and their understanding of compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-34
Author(s):  
Mim Fox ◽  
Dominique Hopkins ◽  
Jenni Graves ◽  
Scott Crehan ◽  
Philippa Cull ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Workers ◽  
Compassion Fatigue ◽  
Vicarious Trauma ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Hospital Environment ◽  
Participatory Action ◽  
Hospital Social Workers ◽  
Support Strategies ◽  
Academic Partner

Compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma can be a consequence of social work practice in all contexts, including the fast-paced, crisis driven hospital environment. Four metropolitan hospitals collaborated with an academic partner to explore the understanding and awareness that hospital-based social workers have in this area, and to investigate both individual and organisational responsibility. The research utilised a Participatory Action Research methodology with Stage One being a collaboratively developed survey. The results of the survey showed that social workers’ understanding is impacted by their knowledge of compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma, the nature of everyday hospital practice, and the identification, provision of, and engagement in personal self-care and workplace support strategies. The findings highlighted the dual responsibility that employing hospitals and individuals have to care for themselves and each other, including the capacity for social workers to use supervision and collegial relationships to support their coping and resilience.

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