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Section 4
Warning Signs of STS and Vicarious Trauma

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National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments
& ACT Government Community Services

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-Trauma-Sensitive Schools. (n.d.). Handout 2: Secondary Traumatic Stress and Self-Care Packet. National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments, 1-14. Retrieved February 02, 2023.

-ACT Government Community Services. (2019). Vicarious Trauma Self-Care to Manage the Impact of Other People's Trauma. ACT Government Community Services, 1.

Update
Compassion Satisfaction, Compassion
Fatigue, and Vicarious Trauma

- Peacock A. (2023). Compassion satisfaction, compassion fatigue, and vicarious trauma. Nursing management, 54(1), 14–22.

Peer-Reviewed Journal Article References:
Gaboury, K., & Kimber, M. (2022). Consequences of vicarious traumatization among mental health service providers with a history of child maltreatment: A narrative review. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy.

Leung, T., Schmidt, F., & Mushquash, C. (2022). A personal history of trauma and experience of secondary traumatic stress, vicarious trauma, and burnout in mental health workers: A systematic literature review. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy.

Michalchuk, S., & Martin, S. L. (2019). Vicarious resilience and growth in psychologists who work with trauma survivors: An interpretive phenomenological analysis. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 50(3), 145–154.

QUESTION 4
Professionals affected by secondary traumatic stress and related conditions, such as vicarious trauma, experience a variety of symptoms that may affect all aspects of daily life, including negative changes in beliefs about themselves, others, and their work. What are other examples of these symptoms? To select and enter your answer go to Test.