Professional self-care: How to avoid and manage secondary trauma

2011 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Trauma ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Professional Self

scholarly journals Self-Care Options for Resilient Educators (SCORE) Teaches Aspiring Teachers How to Manage Stress in Light of COVID-Related Disruptions

2021 ◽  
Vol 06 (04) ◽  
pp. 1-1
Author(s):  
Brandis M. Ansley ◽  
◽  
Meagan A. Wander ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Stress Management ◽  
Comparison Group ◽  
Secondary Trauma ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Management Training ◽  
Medium Effects ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Stress Management Training ◽  
Quasi Experimental

Self-Care Options for Resilient Educators (SCORE) is an 8-week, asynchronous virtual training program that teaches stress management skills relevant to educators’ job-related responsibilities and interpersonal interactions. From January-April 2020, 28 pre-service teachers participated in a quasi-experimental study of SCORE’s feasibility and preliminary efficacy. Volunteers chose to either complete SCORE concurrent with their teaching internship or to complete the same assessments for comparison purposes. Recruitment and implementation took place prior to COVID-19 disruptions. Then, six weeks into SCORE, the participants encountered unanticipated school closures and uncertainties associated with their internships (e.g., Would they be able to complete their internships and degree programs? Would they be eligible to teach the next school year?). Despite disruptions to their teaching internships, the remote format of SCORE allowed the study to continue and for participants to complete the full training. Pre-intervention to post-intervention changes in outcomes for the intervention group reflected large effect sizes for decreases in burnout and increases in teacher efficacy. There were medium effects for increased self-compassion and small-to-medium effects for increased cognitive reappraisal. However, pre-to-post intervention differences for the comparison group were relatively unchanged on most indicators. Results for secondary traumatic stress was remarkable, as the comparison group demonstrated a medium-to-large effect for an increase at post-intervention. This measure, however, revealed no effect in change for program participants. This finding is noteworthy and suggests that participation in SCORE or a similar program may help mitigate the potentially harmful effects of exposure to secondary trauma. Overall, this study’s results support arguments for including stress management training during pre-service teaching internships.

Burnout Prophylactics: Professional Self-Care

2016 ◽  
pp. 505-511
Author(s):  
Mary G. Brownsberger ◽  
Preeti Sunderaraman
Keyword(s):  
Self Care ◽  
Professional Self

Ethical Importance of Psychotherapists’ Self-Care and When It Fails

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrés J. Consoli ◽  
Heidi A. Zetzer ◽  
Himadhari Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Self Care ◽  
Daily Practice ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Professional Self ◽  
Great Stress

The practice of psychotherapy can be as rewarding as challenging. Psychotherapists are likely to find themselves inspired by their work at times, while at others, demoralized. The clients they serve can be a source of encouragement, even admiration in their abilities to overcome their difficulties; they can also be a source of great stress and discouragement. Considering the sizable range of emotions psychotherapists will experience in their daily practice, the ability of providers to proactively engage in self-care while striving towards congruence is paramount. In this chapter, the authors elaborate on the constructs of personal and professional self-care as meaningful ways to cope with, if not right out prevent, distress, burnout, and impairment. Moreover, the chapter advances an institutional, organizational, and communitarian view of self-care that acknowledges psychotherapists as members of a socially needed workforce, with their own rights to associate and unionize, while affirming their well-being.

scholarly journals Evaluating a multidimensional strategy to improve the professional self-care of occupational therapists working with people with life limiting illness.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Courtney Apostol ◽  
Kathryn Cranwell ◽  
Danielle Hitch
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Patient Group ◽  
Unmet Need ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Occupational Therapists ◽  
Premature Death ◽  
Departmental Culture ◽  
Professional Self ◽  
Limiting Condition

Abstract Background: The term ‘’life limiting conditions’ refers to premature death following decline from chronic conditions, which is a common circumstance in which occupational therapists work with people at the end of life. The challenges for clinicians of working with these patients have long been recognised, and may have a significant impact on their professional self-care. This study aimed to evaluate a multidimensional workplace strategy to improve the professional self-care of occupational therapists working with people living with a life limiting condition.Methods: A pre and post mixed methods survey approach were utilised, with baseline data collection prior to the implementation of a multidimensional workplace strategy. The strategy included professional resilience education, targeted supervision prompts, changes to departmental culture and the promotion of self-care services across multiple organisational levels. Follow up data collection was undertaken after the strategy had been in place for two years. Quantitative data were analysed descriptively, while qualitative data were subjected to thematic analysis. Results: 103 occupational therapists responded (n=55 pre, n=48 post) across multiple service settings. Complex emotional responses and lived experiences were identified by participants working with patients with life limiting conditions, which were not influenced by the workplace strategy. Working with these patients was acknowledged to challenge the traditional focus of occupational therapy on rehabilitation and recovery. Participants were confident about their ability to access self-care support, and supervision emerged as a key medium. While the strategy increased the proportion of occupational therapists undertaking targeted training, around half identified ongoing unmet need around professional self-care with this patient group. Demographic factors (e.g. practice setting, years of experience) also had a significant impact on the experience and needs of participants. Conclusions: The multidimensional workplace strategy resulted in some improvements in professional self-care for occupational therapists, particularly around their use of supervision and awareness of available support resources. However, it did not impact upon their lived experience of working with people with life limiting conditions, and there remain significant gaps in our knowledge of support strategies for self-care of occupational therapist working with this patient group.

scholarly journals Evaluating a multidimensional strategy to improve the professional self-care of occupational therapists working with people with life limiting illness.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Courtney Apostol ◽  
Kathryn Cranwell ◽  
Danielle Hitch
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Patient Group ◽  
Unmet Need ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Occupational Therapists ◽  
Premature Death ◽  
Departmental Culture ◽  
Professional Self ◽  
Limiting Condition

Abstract Background: The term ‘’life limiting conditions’ refers to premature death following decline from chronic conditions, which is a common circumstance in which occupational therapists work with people at the end of life. The challenges for clinicians of working with these patients have long been recognised, and may have a significant impact on their professional self-care. This study aimed to evaluate a multidimensional workplace strategy to improve the professional self-care of occupational therapists working with people living with a life limiting condition.Methods: A pre and post mixed methods survey approach were utilised, with baseline data collection prior to the implementation of a multidimensional workplace strategy. The strategy included professional resilience education, targeted supervision prompts, changes to departmental culture and the promotion of self-care services across multiple organisational levels. Follow up data collection was undertaken after the strategy had been in place for two years. Quantitative data were analysed descriptively, while qualitative data were subjected to thematic analysis. Results: 103 occupational therapists responded (n=55 pre, n=48 post) across multiple service settings. Complex emotional responses and lived experiences were identified by participants working with patients with life limiting conditions, which were not influenced by the workplace strategy. Working with these patients was acknowledged to challenge the traditional focus of occupational therapy on rehabilitation and recovery. Participants were confident about their ability to access self-care support, and supervision emerged as a key medium. While the strategy increased the proportion of occupational therapists undertaking targeted training, around half identified ongoing unmet need around professional self-care with this patient group. Demographic factors (e.g. practice setting, years of experience) also had a significant impact on the experience and needs of participants. Conclusions: The multidimensional workplace strategy resulted in some improvements in professional self-care for occupational therapists, particularly around their use of supervision and awareness of available support resources. However, it did not impact upon their lived experience of working with people with life limiting conditions, and there remain significant gaps in our knowledge of support strategies for self-care of occupational therapist working with this patient group.

scholarly journals Evaluating a multidimensional strategy to improve the professional self-care of occupational therapists working with people with life limiting illness.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Courtney Apostol ◽  
Kathryn Cranwell ◽  
Danielle Hitch
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Patient Group ◽  
Unmet Need ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Occupational Therapists ◽  
Premature Death ◽  
Departmental Culture ◽  
Professional Self ◽  
Limiting Condition

Abstract Background: The term ‘’life limiting conditions’ refers to premature death following decline from chronic conditions, which is a common circumstance in which occupational therapists work with people at the end of life. The challenges for clinicians of working with these patients have long been recognised, and may have a significant impact on their professional self-care. This study aimed to evaluate a multidimensional workplace strategy to improve the professional self-care of occupational therapists working with people living with a life limiting condition.Methods: A pre and post mixed methods survey approach were utilised, with baseline data collection prior to the implementation of a multidimensional workplace strategy. The strategy included professional resilience education, targeted supervision prompts, changes to departmental culture and the promotion of self-care services across multiple organisational levels. Follow up data collection was undertaken after the strategy had been in place for two years. Quantitative data were analysed descriptively, while qualitative data were subjected to thematic analysis. Results: 103 occupational therapists responded (n=55 pre, n=48 post) across multiple service settings. Complex emotional responses and lived experiences were identified by participants working with patients with life limiting conditions, which were not influenced by the workplace strategy. Working with these patients was acknowledged to challenge the traditional focus of occupational therapy on rehabilitation and recovery. Participants were confident about their ability to access self-care support, and supervision emerged as a key medium. While the strategy increased the proportion of occupational therapists undertaking targeted training, around half identified ongoing unmet need around professional self-care with this patient group. Demographic factors (e.g. practice setting, years of experience) also had a significant impact on the experience and needs of participants. Conclusions: The multidimensional workplace strategy resulted in some improvements in professional self-care for occupational therapists, particularly around their use of supervision and awareness of available support resources. However, it did not impact upon their lived experience of working with people with life limiting conditions, and there remain significant gaps in our knowledge of support strategies for self-care of occupational therapist working with this patient group.

Professional Self-Care Scale

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Greg Neimeyer ◽  
Jennifer M. Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Self Care ◽  
Professional Self

Professional Self-Care Scale

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Galiana ◽  
Amparo Oliver ◽  
Noemí Sansó ◽  
Enric Benito
Keyword(s):  
Self Care ◽  
Professional Self
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