All social workers and other professionals who work with people who have experienced trauma are at risk of being personally impacted by that trauma. Secondary traumatic stress (STS), vicarious trauma (VT) and re-traumatization are common among helping professionals. When we hear the term trauma-informed care we typically think about how to avoid re-traumatizing our clients. But what about considering a trauma – informed approach to the systems in which we work?
The #MacroSW chat will discuss systems-level change for social workers to avoid re-traumatizing not only clients but social workers themselves. Pat Shelly of the University at Buffalo School of Social Work @UBSSW will host with guest Shelly Hitzel @UBittic. Since 2010, Shelley has worked at the Child Advocacy Center of Niagara as a member of a multidisciplinary team providing direct services to both adult and child survivors of trauma. She is also an intern at the University at Buffalo Institute for Trauma and Trauma-Informed Care.
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