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Risk And Protective Factors For Secondary Traumatic Stress And Burnout Among Home Visitors, Sandina Begic, Jennifer M. Weaver, Theodore W. Mcdonald

Psychological Sciences Faculty Publications and Presentations

The overarching goal of this study was to understand the context of home visitor secondary traumatic stress and burnout, and how this might affect intention to quit among home visitors, particularly focusing on potential risk factors and supportive strategies identified by the home visitors. All home visitors providing services in the state in which the research was conducted (N = 27) completed a structured interview and a quantitative survey at two time points, 6 months apart. Results indicated that more than two-thirds of the home visitors experienced either medium or high levels of secondary traumatic stress and burnout over the …