Keywords
Vicarious trauma; job satisfaction; coping; compassion fatigue; stress management
Abstract
What is vicarious trauma? Vicarious trauma is a response to the continued exposure to secondary traumatic content (Figely, 2002). The difference between burnout or compassion fatigue is they can be addressed with time off or rest; however, vicarious trauma needs to be handled through coping skills and stress management. If not addressed, vicarious trauma can have adverse impacts to a person’s cognition, self-perception, and empathetic engagement (McCann & Pearlman, 1990). Additionally, vicarious negatively impacts job satisfaction. The results of the study found for every increase in vicarious trauma, there was a decrease in job satisfaction. Vicarious trauma thus provides a broader explanation of why burnout and compassion fatigue occurs, but also highlights the pervasiveness to the impact a person’s personal and work life if not addressed.
Date Created
January 2017
STARS Citation
Hodge, Lynell, "Vicarious Trauma the Unseen Burden.pptx" (2017). EGS Content. 338.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/egs_content/338
https://works.bepress.com/lynell-hodge/5/download/