Factors Influencing Vicarious Traumatization for Therapists of Survivors of Sexual Victimization

Factor Analysis of the Trauma and Attachment Belief Scale: A Measure of Cognitive Schema Disruption Related to Traumatic Stress

“…The Trauma and Attachment Belief Scale (and the TSI Belief Scale, Revision L) has been used with a variety of populations including battered women (Dutton, Burghardt, Perrin, Chrestman, & Halle, 1994), sexual assault survivors (Frazier & Schauben, 1994), seriously mentally ill women (Goodman & Dutton, 1996), and therapists and counselors (Baird & Jenkins, 2003;Brady, Guy, Poelstra, & Brokaw, 1999;Kidambi & Truscott, 2003;Pearlman & Mac Ian, 1995;Robinson, Clements, & Land, 2003;Schauben & Frazier, 1995;Trippany, Wilcoxon, & Satcher, 2003). Earlier psychometric studies of the TSI Belief Scale yielded Cronbach's alpha for the total scale of .98, and subscale alphas ranging from .77 to .91 (Pearlman, 1996).…”

Counselor Wellness and Impairment: A National Survey

“…as i noted earlier, counselors who work primarily with individuals who have experienced a significant trauma are more likely to experience vicarious traumatization than are counselors with a more balanced caseload with fewer trauma survivors (cunningham, 1999;Kassan-adams, 1995;pearlman & mac ian, 1995). The literature also seems to suggest that balanced caseloads can be a protective factor (e.g., cunningham, 2003;Trippany, Wilcoxon, & Satcher, 2003).…”

Preventing Vicarious Trauma: What Counselors Should Know When Working With Trauma Survivors

“…Counselors who work primarily with trauma survivors experience a greater measure of VT than counselors with a general caseload who may see only a few trauma survivors (Brady, Guy, Poelstra, & Brokaw, 1997;Chrestman, 1995;Cunningham, 1999;Kassan-Adams, 1995;Pearlman & Mac Ian, 1993;Schauben & Frazier, 1995). Trippany, Wilcoxon, and Satcher (2003) found that sexual trauma counselors who reported an average of 14 to 15 clients per week did not have statistically significant experiences of VT. This finding suggests that the management of counselors' caseloads through limiting the number of trauma clients per week may minimize the potential vicarious effects of working with traumatized clients.…”