Two constructs, vicarious trauma (VT) and secondary traumatic stress (STS), describe therapistsÂ’ reactions to clientsÂ’ traumatic material. VT (TSI Belief Scale [BSL]), emphasizes cognitive belief system changes resulting from cumulative exposure to survivors. STS, (Compassion Fatigue Self-test for Psychotherapists [CFST]) combines PTSD and burnout symptomatology explaining sudden adverse reactions to survivors. Burnout (BO; Maslach Burnout Inventory [MBI]), links emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and deficient personal accomplishment to inadequate institutional supports in interpersonally demanding work. This study investigated BSL and CFST validity, counselor trauma history, and client exposure-related VT, STS, and BO in 105 trauma counselors. Results demonstrate concurrent validity between BSL and CFST; other results dispute adequate validity. BO, and client exposure were related. Traumatized counselors scored higher than non-traumatized counselors on CFST, BSL, and SCL-90-R.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc2209 |
| Date | 08 1900 |
| Creators | Baird, Stephanie |
| Contributors | Jenkins, Sharon Rae |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | Text |
| Rights | Public, Copyright, Baird, Stephanie, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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