Vicarious resilience in sexual assault and domestic violence advocates.

Frey, Lisa L.; Beesley, Denise; Abbott, Deah; Kendrick, Elizabeth

doi:10.1037/tra0000159

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“…In establishing SACCs, the dual role of forensic nurses in providing emotional support and collecting evidence needs to be taken into consideration [ 47 , 51 ]. Besides the positive and constructive feedback of patients and the support for professionals, a good interaction with colleagues can contribute to a greater wellbeing of health professionals [ 52 ].…”

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Establishing Sexual Assault Care Centres in Belgium: health professionals’ role in the patient-centred care for victims of sexual violence

Vandenberghe

Hendriks

Peeters

et al. 2018

BMC Health Serv Res

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BackgroundHaving ratified the Convention of Istanbul, the Belgian federal government commits itself to the foundation of Sexual Assault Care Centres (SACC). In the light of researching the feasibility of these centres, this study aimed to evaluate the care for victims of sexual violence (SV) in Belgian hospitals anno 2016 as well as to formulate recommendations for the intended model.MethodsBetween April and October 2016, a questionnaire was distributed to 159 key health professionals active in 17 different hospitals attached to an AIDS Referral Centre. The survey covered four parts, i.e. the health professionals’ profile, their knowledge, attitude and practices, an assessment of the hospital’s policy and the caregivers’ opinion on the care for victims of SV and on the intended SACCs. Subsequently, a descriptive analysis using ‘IBM SPSS Statistics 23’ was performed.ResultsA total of 60 key health professionals representing 15 different hospitals completed the questionnaire resulting in a response rate of 38%. The results showed a lack of knowledge and practical experience of caregivers’ regarding the care for SV victims. Approximately 30% of responders face personal or professional difficulties upon provision of care to victims of SV. Participants evaluate the current care as good, despite the limited psychosocial support, follow-up, insight for the needs of vulnerable groups and support for family, relatives and health professionals. Yet, the majority of health professionals appraise the SACCs as the best approach for both victims and caregivers.ConclusionsBy introducing a SACC, the Belgian federal government aims to provide holistic and patient-centred care for victims of SV. Essential in patient-centred health care is an extensive and continuous education, training and supervision of health professionals concerning the care for victims, support for family, relatives and caregivers.At the end and as a result of a participatory process with many professional experts as well as victims, a specific Belgian model, adjusted to the health care system anno 2016 was developed for piloting. The main challenges in establishing SACCs are situated at the institutional and policy level. Collaborating with other institutions and further research are herewith required.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (10.1186/s12913-018-3608-6) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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confidence: 99%

Establishing Sexual Assault Care Centres in Belgium: health professionals’ role in the patient-centred care for victims of sexual violence

Vandenberghe

Hendriks

Peeters

et al. 2018

BMC Health Serv Res

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“…In interfacing with trauma on a regular basis and engaging with the interior lives of the survivors who suffer from it, advocates may experience vicarious or secondary trauma (Frey et al. ; Maier ; Slattery and Goodman ). “Compassion fatigue,” the executive director reminds volunteers during supervision, “is very real.” The idea of compassion fatigue comes from an economic conception of empathy not dissimilar from Sara Ahmed's “affective economies” (), one that frames it as a finite resource capable of being depleted if employed to excess.…”

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A Crisis of Care: The Politics and Therapeutics of a Rape Crisis Hotline

Backe

2018

Med Anthropol Q

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This article explores the politics and contingencies of care provided to survivors of sexual assault on a rape crisis hotline in the U.S.'s mid-Atlantic region. The support provided to survivors on the hotline represents a crisis of care, one fomented by the victim services sector's failure to address the limitations of a crisis-oriented paradigm or survivors' chronic trauma. The tension between the survivor-centered model of the hotline and the mental health needs of clients represents a friction of utility-a misalignment between the care hotline advocates provide and the support survivors seek. The anonymous care and internal contradictions of the hotline also results in high rates of vicarious trauma for advocates. Given the polysemic dimensions of care exhibited on the hotline, the service represents a form of negative care, one that accounts for gaps in survivors' care yet still fails to empower proactive means of recovery.

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“…Students may have their own personal histories with trauma or violence which have led them to the field of social work, and specifically to IPV work (Courtois 2018). Students may choose to work in the IPV field due to their own previous experiences of IPV or those of family members, resulting in a shared traumatic experience with their clients (Frey et al 2017). Students with previous or unresolved trauma may struggle in sessions when clients recount particular details of abuse, which may create strong reactions that impede their ability to focus in sessions.…”

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Addressing the Indirect Trauma of Social Work Students in Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Field Placements: A Framework for Supervision

Tarshis

Baird

2018

Clin Soc Work J

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Intimate partner violence (IPV), which encompasses physical, sexual, financial, and/or emotional abuse in a dating or partner relationship, is a serious and prevalent issue that social workers respond to. IPV can create varying degrees of trauma among survivors, such as posttraumatic stress, hypervigilance, flashbacks, anxiety, and depression. Social workers play a key role in helping survivors of IPV recover from this trauma, which in turn puts them at risk of experiencing indirect trauma such as vicarious trauma, secondary traumatic stress, and compassion fatigue. Unfortunately, social work students are at an even greater risk of experiencing forms of indirect trauma as they are often unprepared to cope with exposure to trauma. While there have been studies on mitigating indirect trauma of practitioners working with survivors of IPV, there is a dearth of research on the experiences of social work students in IPV field placements, and on the crucial role of supervision in supporting students to cope with exposure to trauma. In response, this paper: (1) defines indirect trauma and trauma-related concepts; (2) proposes a conceptual framework for supervision that detects and addresses indirect trauma among social work students in field placements; and (3) illustrates this framework with case examples of MSW students within IPV field placements. Implications for social work practice are discussed throughout the paper.

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Vicarious resilience in sexual assault and domestic violence advocates.

Cited by 39 publications

References 43 publications

Establishing Sexual Assault Care Centres in Belgium: health professionals’ role in the patient-centred care for victims of sexual violence

Establishing Sexual Assault Care Centres in Belgium: health professionals’ role in the patient-centred care for victims of sexual violence

A Crisis of Care: The Politics and Therapeutics of a Rape Crisis Hotline

Addressing the Indirect Trauma of Social Work Students in Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Field Placements: A Framework for Supervision

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