Title: What is Vicarious Trauma? | What is Vicarious Trauma? | OVC
Headings: What is Vicarious Trauma?
What is Vicarious Trauma?
What Happens to Those Exposed to Vicarious Trauma?
Who Is at Risk of Being Affected by Vicarious Trauma?
What Are Some Common Negative Reactions to Vicarious Trauma?
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Education and Awareness
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Prevalence and Risk Factors
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Content: Take time to engage in social, creative, and self-care activities such as reading, writing, prayer, and meditation. Seek therapeutic or professional assistance, when needed. For More Information About Vicarious Trauma
The VTT has a number of resources to help you further understand vicarious trauma, its prevalence, and its impact on those working in victim services, emergency medical services, fire services, law enforcement, and other allied professions. The following is just a small sample of the nearly 500 resources in the VTT Compendium of Resources. Education and Awareness
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Introduction to Vicarious Trauma for Emergency Medical Services
Introduction to Vicarious Trauma for Fire Services
Introduction to Vicarious Trauma for Law Enforcement
Introduction to Vicarious Trauma for Victim Services
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The Secondary Effects of Helping Others: A Comprehensive Bibliography of 2,017 Scholarly Publications Using the Terms Compassion Fatigue, Compassion Satisfaction, Secondary Traumatic Stress, Vicarious Traumatization, Vicarious Transformation and ProQol
Vicarious Trauma and Resilience
Office for Victims of Crime Training and Technical Assistance Center (OVC TTAC)
Headington Institute
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The Vicarious Trauma Institute
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Trauma Information Pages
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Prevalence and Risk Factors
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Organizational Factors Leading to Vicarious Trauma or Burnout
The Effect of Childhood Trauma, Personal Wellness, Supervisory Working Alliance, and Organizational Factors on Vicarious Traumatization
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The Prevalence of Post-Traumatic Growth in Emergency Ambulance Personnel
Trauma Exposure and Symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Emergency Medical Services Personnel in Hawaii
Vicarious Trauma Among Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners
Vicarious Traumatisation: Risk and Resilience Among Crisis Support Volunteers in a Community Organisation
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Vicarious Traumatization, Secondary Traumatic Stress and Burnout in Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Agency Staff
Impact
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Secondary Traumatization, Burnout, and Vicarious Traumatization: A Review of the Literature as it Relates to Therapists Who Treat Trauma
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Making the Business Case for a Vicarious Trauma-Informed Organization
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Guidebook on Vicarious Trauma: Recommended Solutions for Anti-Violence Workers
Official Blog of the International Association of Chiefs of Police: A Personal Account from a Law Enforcement Officer
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The Hidden Price of Repeated Exposure
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the Mindfit Resiliency Project
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Work-Related Stress and Posttraumatic Stress in Emergency Medical Services
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