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Human Service Professionals’ Experience With Vicarious Trauma, Saundra Mcglothan
Human Service Professionals’ Experience With Vicarious Trauma, Saundra Mcglothan
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The purpose of this generic qualitative study was to explore the vicarious trauma (VT)experiences of nonlicensed human service professionals (HSPs) between the ages of 30 and 65 from Central Texas who work with male intimate partner violence (IPV) victims. The conceptual framework that guided this study was the constructivist self-development theory. A purposive sample of 11 HSPs who experienced VT because of working with male IPV victims was obtained through flyers posted on social media. Huberman and Miles’s approach to thematic analysis was used to analyze the data and create codes, categories, and themes. The 13 themes that were identified …
Well-Being Among Foster Parents Of Children With A History Of Sexual Abuse, Jelenny Marquez
Well-Being Among Foster Parents Of Children With A History Of Sexual Abuse, Jelenny Marquez
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
There are over half a million children and adolescents living in foster care in the United States, and many of them endure frequent disruptions to their placements. Disruptions are more common among children with a history of sexual abuse. The disruption of placement increases the likelihood of undesirable outcomes for both the children and their foster parents. Foster parents who are willing to offer a home that is safe and stable for a child in the foster care system are more important than ever. This qualitative study explored foster parents’ experiences of well-being after having fostered children with a history …