What have you particularly enjoyed learning about in the course thus far?
What has been most surprising to you and/or particularly resonated for you?
What did you learn through completing the ProQOL5?
Do you have any concerns about your responses to the course material thus far that you would like to discuss with your professor?
Are there any self-care practices that you would like to initiate, any steps that you would like to take to improve your self-care, and/or any strategies that you are currently using that you would like to continue to promote good self-care throughout your career?
For this assignment, you may complete a paper responding to the same five questions posed above.
Length: 2 pages
Resources: No resources are required.
The completed assignment should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts presented in the course by providing new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. The content should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards
———————————————————————————————————————————————–
Resource
Living and working self-reflectively to address vicarious trauma
Link
Pearlman, L. A., & Caringi, J. (2009). Living and working self-reflectively to address vicarious trauma. In C.A. Courtois & J.D. Ford (Eds.), Treating complex traumatic stress disorders: An evidence-based guide (pp. 202-224). New York: Guilford Press.
Read chapter 10.
Secondary traumatic stress and adjustment in therapists who work with sexual violence survivors: The moderating role of posttraumatic growth
Link
Samios, C., Rodzik, A., & Abel, L. (2012). Secondary traumatic stress and adjustment in therapists who work with sexual violence survivors: the moderating role of posttraumatic growth. British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 40(4), 341–356.
Read the article.
Self-Examination of Professional Quality of Life
Link
Professional Quality of Life (2019). The ProQol measure in English and non-English.
The impact of trauma work on trauma workers: A metasynthesis of vicarious trauma and vicarious posttraumatic growth
Link
Cohen, K., & Collens, P. (2012). The impact of trauma work on trauma workers: A metasynthesis of vicarious trauma and vicarious posttraumatic growth. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 5(6). 570-580. doi: 10.1037/a0030388.
Read the article.
Towards an ecological understanding of resilience in trauma survivors: Implications for theory, research and practice
Link
Harvey, M. R. (2007). Towards an ecological understanding of resilience in trauma survivors: Implications for theory, research and practice. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, 14(1/2), 9-32.
Read the article.
