Secondary Traumatic Stress (STS) can occur at high rates in professions where employees are indirectly exposed to trauma, have high workloads, and are exposed to other stressors and pressures. Specifically, Child Welfare (CW) staff are at high risk of STS … Read More
Secondary Traumatic Stress
Brief Addresses Secondary Traumatic Stress in the Workforce
The Quality Improvement Center for Workforce Development (QIC-WD), a multisite child welfare workforce research grant funded by the Children’s Bureau, developed Secondary Traumatic Stress: Definitions, Measures, Predictors, and Interventions, a resource focused on the emotional duress associated with and often considered … Read More
Secondary Traumatic Stress: Understanding the Impact of Trauma Work on Professionals
Describes how the sociocultural context and the experience of migration may impact the experience of STS and outlines specific strategies to strengthen protective factors to prevent, identify, and address STS in the workplace. Through case examples, participants will learn who … Read More