Trauma counseling is difficult work and continues to be an identified issue for counseling treatment. There are inherent risks to the practitioner and client in trauma counseling such as vicarious trauma and retraumatization, respectively. There are a number of factors that may exacerbate risk as well as a number of protective factors that may mitigate it. Each of the protective factors is addressed in a direct or indirect manner within the Canadian Code of Ethics for Psychologists; therefore embracing, adhering to, and integrating the ethical principles into the therapeutic process is imperative when working with victims of trauma to protect the client and the practitioner from harm.
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