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Addressing Secondary Trauma In Social Workers Counseling Trauma Survivors, Karen James
Addressing Secondary Trauma In Social Workers Counseling Trauma Survivors, Karen James
Master of Social Work Clinical Research Papers
Many individuals who seek therapeutic services from social workers have experienced trauma in their lives. Social workers who counsel trauma survivors may develop physical and emotional symptoms similar to those endured by their clients in a phenomenon known as secondary trauma. A qualitative study was done with 15 social workers exploring the risk factors for secondary trauma, its effects, and the measures that can be taken to prevent or respond to its manifestation. Themes found in participant answers included experiencing negative feelings, anxiety, not having enough time for effective self-care and needing support from others in the field. It is …
Processing Client Death For Individuals In Social Service Roles, Susan Matzke
Processing Client Death For Individuals In Social Service Roles, Susan Matzke
Master of Social Work Clinical Research Papers
Dealing with client death in the social service profession impacts the workers that provide client services. This experience can be stressful and may lead to secondary trauma, compassion fatigue, and burnout among social service workers. These effects may also lead to higher rates of staff turnover in agency settings. The purpose of this study was to provide insight into how those working in social services process the death of a client, how this experience affects them, what supports are available and utilized, and how they view these supports. In this mixed method study there were a total of 40 participants, …
Secondary Trauma: Agency Support As A Protective Factor, Natalie J. . Oleson
Secondary Trauma: Agency Support As A Protective Factor, Natalie J. . Oleson
Master of Social Work Clinical Research Papers
Secondary trauma is something that any clinician could experience if they work with clients who have a trauma history. This is where the clinician exhibits symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder by hearing about the details of a client’s trauma. There has been much research done on possible protective and predictive factors for secondary trauma. One of these protective factors is receiving supervision. Supervision is time spent with a clinician’s supervisor to debrief about clients, talk about work in general, receive feedback from documentation and client interactions, and receive psychoeducation from the supervisor about relevant client issues. It is the debriefing …