Secondary trauma and impairment in clinical social workers

Armes, Stephanie; Lee, Jacquelyn J.; Bride, Brian E.; Seponski, Desiree M.

doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2020.104540

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“…Among a national sample of clinical social workers (N = 539), STS was associated with the amount of trauma survivors on their caseload, the amount of time spent discussing clients' traumatic experiences, and the percentage of their caseload that was spent working with children (Armes et al, 2020). This research suggests that working closely with children and being exposed to their traumatic experiences may be related to the likelihood of developing STS symptoms.…”

Section: Secondary Traumatic Stress and Countertransference Among Service Providersmentioning

confidence: 83%

“…Research examining risk factors for STS among service providers suggests that personal trauma background, social support, trauma-responsive training, use of evidence-based practices and years working with trauma survivors may influence the severity of STS that professionals are likely to experience (Bride, 2007;Craig & Sprang, 2010;Schafhauser et al, 2015). There has been extensive research conducted about STS among professionals working with trauma survivors in multiple disciplines including social work and counseling psychology (Armes et al, 2020;Sprang, Clark & Craig, 2011;Rienks, 2020).…”

Section: Secondary Traumatic Stress and Countertransference Among Service Providersmentioning

confidence: 99%

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In Their Own Words: The Impact of Indirect Trauma Exposure on Judges Presiding Over Cases Involving Minors Involved in Sex Trafficking

Sprang¹,

Cole²,

Leistner³

2021

Juvenile Family Court J

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Though secondary traumatic stress has been researched extensively among professionals working with youth in diverse professions, there is limited information about judicial experiences working with trafficked youth. This qualitative study involves 82 interviews with juvenile and family court judges to understand the impact of indirect trauma exposure. Over 80% of respondents describe symptoms of secondary traumatic stress and countertransference responses. Notably, 20% with these symptoms also reported increased professional pride in their role performance with these cases. Implications for how judges can address the effects of indirect exposure are offered based on the literature and the recommendations of the respondents.

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Section: Secondary Traumatic Stress and Countertransference Among Service Providersmentioning

confidence: 83%

Section: Secondary Traumatic Stress and Countertransference Among Service Providersmentioning

confidence: 99%

In Their Own Words: The Impact of Indirect Trauma Exposure on Judges Presiding Over Cases Involving Minors Involved in Sex Trafficking

Sprang¹,

Cole²,

Leistner³

2021

Juvenile Family Court J

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“…For example, sudden death of a significant other was a traumatic event in the study by Choi (2017) and Cieslak et al (2013) yet was not included in the study by Kulkarni et al (2013). On one occasion, trauma was examined alongside negative life events (e.g., getting divorced) as an amalgamated “stressor” variable (i.e., Rossi et al, 2012), whereas such events were explicitly excluded in another (Armes et al, 2020). In a few studies, no list of events was presented, and participants were simply asked if they had a trauma history (e.g., Cunningham, 2003; Diehm et al, 2019; Michalopoulos & Aparicio, 2012).…”

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confidence: 99%

A personal history of trauma and experience of secondary traumatic stress, vicarious trauma, and burnout in mental health workers: A systematic literature review.

Leung¹,

Schmidt

Mushquash³

2023

Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy

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Objective: Secondary traumatic stress (STS), vicarious trauma (VT), and burnout (BO) are work-related outcomes commonly ascribed to mental health workers, given their exposure to clients’ traumatic experiences. It is theorized that a worker’s own history of trauma increases the occurrence of these outcomes, through retraumatization/activation of threat cues during client interactions and overinvolvement with a client’s progress. Given the inconsistencies in the literature and the ubiquity of trauma among workers, a systematic review was conducted to examine the association of personal trauma and the 3 related, but separate, work outcomes. Method: A systematic search strategy was used across relevant research databases (Cochrane, JSTOR, PsycINFO, PubMed) for empirical studies conducted from 2000–2021. In accordance with PRISMA guidelines, a four-phase selection process was used, resulting in 39 studies identified meeting the inclusion criteria. Results: A clear (positive) association between personal trauma history and STS and VT were identified, whereas mostly null findings were observed in regard to BO. The majority of studies were conducted in Western countries, adopted questionnaires as the primary means of data collection, and all but one were cross-sectional in design. Conclusion: In addition to a lack of diversity in study design, there were conceptual limitations to the research conducted (e.g., treating victims as a unitary group, neglecting the inclusion of mechanisms). To assist in moving the field forward, five research recommendations are outlined with the goal of creating greater clarity in the work-outcomes literature and increased nuance in how personal trauma is understood.

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“…To assess the validity, different earlier studies were referred to check the contexts in which this construct was previously used. The scale was found valid in different contexts of different studies conducted in China (Zhong et al, 2021 ), the US (Armes et al, 2020 ), Turkey (Arpacioglu et al, 2020 ), and 14 different studies using the same scale have been referred in a cross-sectional analysis conducted by Molnar et al ( 2020 ).…”

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confidence: 96%

Fear of COVID-19 and secondary trauma: Moderating role of self-efficacy

Abbas

Manthar

et al. 2022

Front. Psychol.

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COVID-19 has affected millions of people around the globe. People's mental health, especially those of nurses, has been primarily affected by the fear of this virus. More focus has been paid to vaccination and treatment of the virus, but less attestation has been given to addressing the mental health of people affected by the virus. Empirical studies show that different external factors are not easily manageable and controllable by the individual. This study preliminarily explores the connection between fear of COVID-19 and secondary traumatic stress in nurses. Further, it examines the moderating effects of occupational self-efficacy on the relationship between fear of COVID-19 and secondary traumatic stress. Data for the study was collected from the nurses of six large hospitals in Karachi, Pakistan. The final analysis was performed on 243 samples. Studies on COVID-19 suggest that increased occupational self-efficacy decreases fear and its impact. This study offers insights for managers to develop stress management programs and provide proper training and counseling sessions to the nurses to motivate them emotionally. Theoretically, this study broadens the understanding of the theory of emotions by using the pandemic as a stressor. Future studies may explore different roles of occupational self-efficacy and study its influential role in managing different kinds of emotions explained by the theory of emotions. Managers at the workplace could design different self-efficacy training for nurses to increase their self-motivation to fight different types of stress they face at the workplace.

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Secondary trauma and impairment in clinical social workers

Cited by 17 publications

References 19 publications

In Their Own Words: The Impact of Indirect Trauma Exposure on Judges Presiding Over Cases Involving Minors Involved in Sex Trafficking

In Their Own Words: The Impact of Indirect Trauma Exposure on Judges Presiding Over Cases Involving Minors Involved in Sex Trafficking

A personal history of trauma and experience of secondary traumatic stress, vicarious trauma, and burnout in mental health workers: A systematic literature review.

Fear of COVID-19 and secondary trauma: Moderating role of self-efficacy

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