Title: 
Headings: Secondary Traumatic Stress Overview
Secondary
 
Traumatic
 
Stress
 
Overview
 

Definitions:
 

Common
 
Sources
 
of
 
Secondary
 
Traumatic
 
Stress:
 

Statistics:
 

How
 
to
 
recognize
 
it?
 

Affects:
 

Prevention:
  

Methods:
 

Current
 
Practices:
 


Content: “Experience
 
has
 
shown
 
that
 
a
 
systemic
 
prevention
 
program
 
can
 
maintain
 
helpers’
 
wellbeing
 
and
 
decrease
 
individual
 
and
 
organizational
 
losses
 
like
 
turn
 
over
 
(Stamm,
 
2002).” By
 
showing
 
recognition
 
of
 
secondary
 
trauma
 
agencies
 
can
 
begin
 
to
 
show
 
workers
 
that
 
the
 
agency
 
cares
 
about
 
their
 
health
 
and
 
well-being. Education
 
on
 
trauma
 
informed
 
care
 
including
 
secondary
 
trauma
 
is
 
crucial
 
in
 
prevention
 
and
 
in
 
the
 
retention
 
of
 
workers. Agency
 
acknowledgement
 
helps
 
to
 
reduce
 
the
 
stigma
 
and
 
silence
 
around
 
the
 
impact
 
of
 
their
 
cases. Knowing
 
others
 
are
 
experiencing
 
similar
 
affects,
 
feeling
 
supported
 
and
 
prepared
 
to
 
deal
 
with
 
cases
 
can
 
reduce
 
the
 
negative
 
impacts
 
on
 
caseworkers
 
and
 
decrease
 
the
 
potential
 
for
 
secondary
 
trauma. Methods: Methods
 
to
 
prevent
 
and
 
decrease
 
exposure
 
to
 
secondary
 
trauma
 
can
 
include: Senior
 
leadership
 
and
 
recognition
 
of
 
STS; creating
 
an
 
agency
 
statement
 
regarding
 
trauma
 
support; agency
 
encouragement
 
and
 
support
 
of
 
a
 
healthy
 
work
 
life
 
balance
 
and
 
wellness;