A Survey of Trauma Education in Social Work Programs in the United States and Canada

Boel-Studt, Shamra; Vasquez, Matthew; Randolph, Karen A.; Dowdy-Hazlett, Taylor

doi:10.1080/10437797.2021.1885540

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“…We found that participants who were younger and participants who were newer to working in nursing home social services reported higher interest in pursuing TIC training. We suspect that these findings may be related to recent trends: TIC has enjoyed increased educational (Boel-Studt et al, 2022) and clinical (Bruce et al, 2018) attention as of late. Thus, this age-related interest may reflect broader awareness of trauma in recent years and thus of the potential benefits of implementing TIC in nursing homes.…”

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High Interest in Pursuing Trauma-Informed Care in Nursing Home Social Services Directors

Kusmaul

Becker

Hector³

et al. 2023

J Appl Gerontol

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This study explored nursing home social services directors’ interest in pursuing trauma-informed care (TIC) training, and individual and organizational characteristics associated with their interest. Data from the 2019 National Nursing Home Social Services Directors Survey, a national cross-sectional survey, were used. Measures sought information on participants’ interest in TIC training, sociodemographic characteristics, and characteristics of employing nursing homes. Descriptive statistics and multivariate binary logistic regression analyses were used. Of the 924 respondents, 880 (95.2%) were included in the analysis. Most (71.7%) expressed high interest in TIC training. Younger age, fewer years of nursing home social services experience, being degreed and licensed in social work, and being a person of color were associated with greater odds of high interest in TIC training. Neither nursing home ownership nor social services staffing ratio was significantly associated with interest in TIC training. As policy requires TIC in nursing homes, these findings present a first step towards understanding implementation.

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confidence: 97%

High Interest in Pursuing Trauma-Informed Care in Nursing Home Social Services Directors

Kusmaul

Becker

Hector³

et al. 2023

J Appl Gerontol

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“…Although the characteristics or components of trauma-informed care are very diverse, the SAMHSA (2014) approach includes six key principles: safety, trustworthiness, peer support, collaboration, empowerment, and cultural, historical, and gender issues. Trauma-informed care has been implemented in social work education (Boel-Studt et al, 2022;CSWE, 2018) and social work practice with different patient groups (Alessi et al, 2022;Lauridsen & Munkejord, 2022;Levenson, 2017Levenson, , 2020Rosenwald et al, 2021;Sperlich et al, 2020;Spratt et al, 2022), especially childhood and families.…”

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“…Similarly, many social workers attend to patients who have suffered traumatic events and may therefore experience both negative and positive effects of indirect exposure to trauma (Baldschun et al, 2019; Baugerud et al, 2018; Choi, 2017; Cuartero & Campos-Vidal, 2019; Cummings et al, 2020; Itzick et al, 2018; Lauridsen & Munkejord, 2022; Levenson, 2017, 2020; Méndez-Fernández et al, 2022; Pandya, 2021; Quinn et al, 2019; Singer et al, 2020; Vang et al, 2020; Weiss-Dagan et al, 2022). Likewise, mainly in their field instruction, social work students may also suffer from indirect exposure to traumatic material (Ben-Porat et al, 2020; Boel-Studt et al, 2022; CSWE, 2018; Knight, 2019; Tarshis & Baird, 2019).…”

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Coping and self-care: Mediating the association of job stressors with vicarious trauma and vicarious resilience

Murcia Álvarez,

Lombardero Posada,

Aguiar Fernández

et al. 2024

Journal of Social Work

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Summary The indirect exposure to patients’ traumatic experiences may generate contrasting reactions in helping professionals, such as vicarious trauma and vicarious resilience. Theoretical models predict that job stressors facilitate vicarious trauma and reduce vicarious resilience and that personal resources may mediate this relationship. However, there is little empirical research linking some of these variables. This study aims to test: (a) Whether job stressors (family-work conflict, work-family conflict and role conflict) predict personal resources (coping strategies and self-care practices) and reactions to indirect exposure to trauma (vicarious trauma and vicarious resilience); and (b) whether personal resources predict these reactions and mediate their association with job stressors. A convenience sample of 448 social workers from Spain completed an online questionnaire between October 2020 and January 2021. Findings Structural equation modelling revealed that job stressors generally hindered problem-focused coping and self-care and enabled emotion-focused coping; only vicarious trauma was directly associated with role conflict. Primarily, personal resources predicted the reactions to indirect exposure to trauma and mediated the influence of job stressors in these reactions. Applications In line with previous research, results support the need for personal and organizational interventions to decrease vicarious trauma and promote vicarious resilience.

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Vicarious Trauma Scale: Psychometric Properties in a Sample of Social Workers from Spain

Aguiar-Fernández

Méndez-Fernández

Posada

et al. 2022

Health &Amp; Social Work

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As a result of secondary exposure to traumatic material, social workers may experience vicarious trauma. However, the analysis of this variable among social workers is scarce. The Vicarious Trauma Scale (VTS) is a brief instrument designed to measure the stress consequence of shared trauma. This study aims to examine the psychometrics of the VTS in a sample of 448 social workers from Spain. The results from the exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses (EFA and CFA) indicated that the VTS has satisfactory psychometric properties. Different indices of internal consistency supported the reliability of the VTS. Both EFA and CFA revealed the existence of two factors, corresponding to the cognitive and affective consequences of secondary exposure to trauma. Finally, the correlations of the VTS with other relevant and well-known job variables (workload, work–family conflict, detachment, supervisor support, burnout, and engagement) followed the expected pattern, and the VTS differentiated the social workers by their trauma caseload. Therefore, the VTS can be considered an adequate screening method of social workers’ vicarious trauma, and its application recommended to examine the possible risk and protective factors and consequences.

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A Survey of Trauma Education in Social Work Programs in the United States and Canada

Cited by 3 publications

References 56 publications

High Interest in Pursuing Trauma-Informed Care in Nursing Home Social Services Directors

High Interest in Pursuing Trauma-Informed Care in Nursing Home Social Services Directors

Coping and self-care: Mediating the association of job stressors with vicarious trauma and vicarious resilience

Vicarious Trauma Scale: Psychometric Properties in a Sample of Social Workers from Spain

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