Title: What is Secondary Traumatic Stress?
Headings: What is Secondary Traumatic Stress?
What is Secondary Traumatic Stress?
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What are the Symptoms of Secondary Traumatic Stress?
Who Suffers from Secondary Traumatic Stress?
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Is There a Treatment for Secondary Traumatic Stress?

Content: This can include clinicians such as doctors and nurses, caseworkers, therapists, counselors, and other people who dedicate their lives to helping those who have been through terrible traumas. It is vey likely to occur in those who work with veterans, rape survivors, and children with histories of abuse. Though these individuals have taken jobs where they want to help others through these terrible events and the lasting impressions they have left, it can be extremely difficult to do it every day. Sometimes, a certain case may particularly affect an individual in this position, or this disorder may be caused by a long string of cases that eventually make the person feel miserable and burnt out. You don’t have to struggle with secondary traumatic stress alone. Call toll free to find help today. Is There a Treatment for Secondary Traumatic Stress? People can be profoundly impacted by the traumas that others have experienced. Yes, there are ways in which a person can be treated for this disorder. The USDHHS “addresses the challenges professionals face” in dealing with patients who have undergone severe trauma and discusses “ways to cope” with the development of this disorder that include
Individualized therapy
Support groups/organizations
Internet resources
In addition, the CWLA states that a program was developed called The Resilience Alliance Program in order to “address secondary traumatic disorder and reduce attrition among Child Protective Services staff.”