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.
- Building Resiliency in Child Abuse Organizations
- NRCAC Self Care Checklist
- 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 Consortium Resources
- Secondary Traumatic Stress in Child Welfare Practice: Trauma-informed Guidelines for Organizations
- Secondary Traumatic Stress Resources
- Understanding Secondary Traumatic Stress for CAC Workers
- Vicarious Trauma Plan Guide
- Vicarious Trauma Toolkit