An understanding of vicarious trauma – and how to avoid it Techniques to calm yourself in client sessions when you are ‘triggered’ by something they bring up Understanding the difference between compassion fatigue and empathy fatigue Reducing your own risk of depression when you’re worried about...
Start by taking some pressure off of yourself. Reallocate work/training and reduce the number of hours that you are working. If you can take time off of work/training for a week or two and do something relaxing or that makes you happy. Spend time with people that make you laugh. It so...
The bottom line is that there is a better path to combating childhood trauma. And to put such efforts in motion we need to bring this issue of trauma to the forefront of discussion, legislation, and practice. We need clinicians, and again definitely psychiatrists, to understand that medicating...
The approach taken by the Family Center educators is to use ACEs as a tool to empower parents and not guilt them. They educate parents on the healing power of safe, stable and nurturing relationships and how these reduce the severity of the risks of adverse childhood experiences. “If they ...
(referred to as compassion satisfaction.) What often happens is they reach a point where they’ve been exposed to the trauma of others so much that they start to become overloaded, in some cases experiencing vicarious trauma. Eventually, they may become unable to feel emotionally connected to ...
While being "lost in the moment" may provide some of your happiest moments, research has also shown that when you're not in flow, taking a step outside the moment and practicing "mindfulness" - that is, paying attention to your situation, your actions, and your feelings - can reduce chr...
investigating a particular crime scene, or as a result of more long-term exposure to triggering content, for example counselling a trauma victim. Long-term exposure to triggering content can also result in the practitioner developing vicarious trauma and/or compassion fatigue, other possible causes ...
Being susceptible to clients’ emotions may be contagious and even result in vicarious traumatization, thus making it exceedingly difficult for therapists to be what they are expected to be: empathic, kind, and wise, avoiding pejorative remarks or complaints of the client who may bring about ...
To reduce vicarious trauma it is crucial to first recognise the phenomenon, then for practitioners to talk to and debrief with people they feel connected to and supported by [81]. Greater support is needed for mental health workers, especially those who work directly with victims of torture or...
Sara's team relies upon leveraging a post-trauma window of opportunity. This window –"the teachable moment", when someone may be more willing to learn about how to reduce their risk of further trauma – is when young victims of violence often create heavily embroidered narratives to explain ...