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The effects of indirect traumatization on therapist relationships: a qualitative study
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The effects of indirect traumatization on therapist relationships: a qualitative study
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Samuel Austin
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Riggs Skean
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Karen Riggs Skean
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Rutgers University
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Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology
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The current qualitative study investigates the nature of indirect trauma, or the ways in which therapists are negatively affected by working with trauma survivors. This study provides an in-depth exploration into the experiences of indirectly traumatized therapists, paying particular attention to the effects on their relational lives. Imprecise use of the terms vicarious trauma, secondary traumatic stress and compassion fatigue has contributed to inconsistent evidence regarding mechanisms of development, risk and protective factors, and implications for the support and protection of mental health workers. The present study utilizes the term indirect trauma as an umbrella construct incorporating the other three terms as distinct manifestations. This study aims to increase clarity in the empirical and conceptual literature in the field while providing a new focus on how therapists’ relational lives are affected by working with trauma. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with eight therapists self-identifying as having experienced negative effects of treating trauma survivors. A modified grounded theory (Corbin & Strauss, 1990; McCracken, 1988) was used to analyze the data. Three primary effects on the therapists’ relational lives were found: 1) Therapists experienced a drained or exhausted emotional state, which reduced their capacity to provide support to others and resulted in a renegotiating of their relational boundaries. 2) Therapists experienced distressing beliefs and affects that led to an increased need for emotional support and understanding from others. 3) Therapists both anticipated and experienced misunderstanding and invalidation from others, which contributed to increased isolation.The discussion features directions for future research as well as recommendations for individuals and organizations aimed at supporting therapists in this challenging, yet rewarding work. Key recommendations include: increasing dissemination of indirect trauma information in both academic institutions and clinical organizations, and encouraging trauma therapists to participate in routine interpersonal dialogue, including the discussion of indirect trauma symptoms, with other trauma-informed clinicians via supervision or consultation.
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Indirect trauma
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Clinical Psychology
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Samuel
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I hereby grant to the Rutgers University Libraries and to my school the non-exclusive right to archive, reproduce and distribute my thesis or dissertation, in whole or in part, and/or my abstract, in whole or in part, in and from an electronic format, subject to the release date subsequently stipulated in this submittal form and approved by my school. I represent and stipulate that the thesis or dissertation and its abstract are my original work, that they do not infringe or violate any rights of others, and that I make these grants as the sole owner of the rights to my thesis or dissertation and its abstract. I represent that I have obtained written permissions, when necessary, from the owner(s) of each third party copyrighted matter to be included in my thesis or dissertation and will supply copies of such upon request by my school. I acknowledge that RU ETD and my school will not distribute my thesis or dissertation or its abstract if, in their reasonable judgment, they believe all such rights have not been secured. I acknowledge that I retain ownership rights to the copyright of my work. I also retain the right to use all or part of this thesis or dissertation in future works, such as articles or books.
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