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Hidden Struggles Within The Mental Healthcare Workplace, Tammy V. Smith
Hidden Struggles Within The Mental Healthcare Workplace, Tammy V. Smith
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
For decades, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and World Health Organization (WHO) have reported on the worldwide pervasiveness and increasing societal costs associated with Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). A recent post on the WHO website cited recent scientific research (2022) indicating the magnitude of harmful effects attributed to ACEs, even classifying them as “violence against children.” Esaki and Larkin (2013) indicate that ACEs are prevalent among many social service professionals, including mental health clinicians.
This study uses mental health clinicians as the sample population to identify the impact of ACEs on job performance. Findings from a volunteer …