100716: Vicarious Trauma Prevention

About the Course:

This course contains of two articles. Article 1 ( Organizational Prevention of Vicarious Trauma ) Early research on vicarious, work-related trauma has identified both personal and organizational correlates. In this article, the authors review the growing literature on the organizational components of vicarious trauma and suggest changes in organizational culture, workload, group support, supervision, self-care, education, and work environment that may help prevent vicarious trauma in staff. Article 2 ( Two Shadows of the Twin Towers: Missing Safe Spaces and Foreclosed Opportunities ) HIV-affected and HIV-infected parents who lived near the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 discuss their own and their families reactions. Implications are drawn for emergency preparedness planning for urban families. COURSE SYLLABUS Article I I. Organizational Correlates of Burnout II. Vicarious Trauma III. Conclusion Article II I. Introduction II. Method III. Results IV. Discussion

Journal/Publisher:

Families in Society (Alliance for Children and Families)

Publication Date:

2003/ Vol. 84, No. 4

Authors

Holly Bell, LMSW-ACP; Shanti Kulkarni, MSSW; Lisa Dalton, PhD; Beatrice J. Krauss, PhD; Joanne O'Day, MA; James Pride; Dina Franchi, CSW, MSW

About the Authors:

(Article 1) Center for Social Work Research University of Texas at Austin

(Article 1) University of Texas at Austin

(Article 1) Assistant Professor, New Mexico State University

(Article 2) Center on AIDS, Drugs and Community Health

(Article 2) Center on AIDS, Drugs and Community Health

(Article 2) Center on AIDS, Drugs and Community Health

(Article 2) Beth Israel Medical Center

Recommended For:

This course is recommended for social workers, counselors, psychologists, and other human services and behavioral health professionals who seek knowledge about vicarious trauma. It is appropriate for participants with intermediate to advanced levels of knowledge about the topic.

Course Objectives:

1. Become aware of the literature on the organizational components of vicarious trauma.

2. Identify changes in organizational culture, workload, group support, supervision, self-care, education and work environment that may help prevent vicarious trauma in staff.

3. Identify the reactions of HIV-affected and HIV-infected parents and families and their reactions to living near the World Trade Center post 9/11.

4. Identify practice implications for emergency preparedness planning for urban families.