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Betty the Fundraiser. Hi!. 14 million people are displaced due to flooding in Pakistan. Animals are dying!. 22,000 children die around the world everyday. 150,000 Canadians are homeless. Souls are dying!. 2 Million children under the age of 15 are living with HIV. People are dying!.
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14 million people are displaced due to flooding in Pakistan Animals are dying! 22,000 children die around the world everyday. 150,000 Canadians are homeless Souls are dying! 2 Million children under the age of 15 are living with HIV. People are dying! About 25,000 people die from hunger everyday. http://www.globalissues.org
Vicarious Trauma http://jimunro.blogspot.com/2009_08_01_archive.html Leah Gardiner FUND 503 November 25th 2010
What is it? • Change over time • Cumulative http://www.headington-institute.org
Who does it effect? • Social workers • Humanitarian aid workers • Lawyers • Counselors • Foster parents • Prison staff • Police therapists • YOU • ME • OUR VOLUNTEERS • OUR COLLEAGUES http://www.headington-institute.org
How does it effect us? • Secondary stressor • Empathy Jaffe, Crooks et.al (2003)
How does it effect us? • Psychologically • Physically • Spiritually http://www.headington-institute.org
Risk Factors • Personality • Coping Style • Personal History • Current life circumstances • Social Support • Work situation • Work habits http://www.headington-institute.org
What can help? • Coping • Transforming http://www.headington-institute.org
What can Betty do? • Awareness • Balance • Connection http://www.headington-institute.org
http://www.headington-institute.org/Default.aspx?tabid=2648 http://www.heretohelp.bc.ca/publications/visions/trauma-victimization/bck/9 http://www.newtactics.org/en/node/3475 http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/style/the-secret-life-of-psychiatrists/article1362574/ http://www.vicarioustrauma.com/whatis.html http://www.idealist.org/en/psychosocial/field_aid_traumatizedpop.html Tripparny, Kress et.al (2004). Preventing Vicarious Trauma; What Counsellors Should Know When Working With Trauma Survivors. Journal of Counselling and Devlopment. Vol 82, 31-37. Jaffe, Crooks et.al (2003), Vicarious Trauma in Judges, The Personal Challenge of Dispensing Justice. Juvenile and Family court Journal.