It is essential for CACs and MDTs to discuss the emotional, mental, and physical toll from working in the field of child abuse. Individual staff should have the opportunity to evaluate their own resilience and learn strategies to combat vicarious trauma/compassion fatigue and burnout. We need to educate new team members, as well as seasoned employees, to understand the impact, identify any physical, emotional and behavioral symptoms, to then address ways to build resilience.
- Overview of Trauma PowerPoint - Contact Michele Mullen at michele@nrcac.org for draft PowerPoint to use in training professionals in the child maltreatment field.
- Secondary Traumatic Stress: A Fact Sheet for Child-Serving Professionals from NCTSN
- Secondary Traumatic Stress Consortium Resources
- Secondary Traumatic Stress Core Competencies for Trauma-Informed Support and Supervision: Cross-Disciplinary Version from NCTSN
- Secondary Traumatic Stress in Child Welfare Practice: Trauma-informed Guidelines for Organizations
- Secondary Traumatic Stress Resources from SRCAC
- Self Care Checklist from NRCAC
- Understanding Secondary Traumatic Stress for CAC Workers from NCTSN
- Vicarious Trauma Plan Guide from SRCAC
- Vicarious Trauma Toolkit from the Office for Victims of Crime