کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
346024 617785 2015 8 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
The role of self-care on compassion satisfaction, burnout and secondary trauma among child welfare workers
ترجمه فارسی عنوان
نقش مراقبت از خود بر رضایت شادی، فرسودگی شغلی و آسیب های ثانویه در میان کارکنان رفاه کودکان
کلمات کلیدی
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی پریناتولوژی (پزشکی مادر و جنین)، طب اطفال و بهداشت کودک
چکیده انگلیسی


• There are few empirical studies on the protective nature of self-care.
• Trauma-informed self-care is relevant for child welfare workers.
• Trauma-informed self-care was related to higher levels of compassion satisfaction.
• Increased trauma-informed self-care predicted lower burnout, not secondary trauma.

Child welfare workers are routinely exposed to multiple traumatic events when working with children and families, and are at an increased risk of experiencing burnout and secondary trauma. Self-care is often recommended as a restorative or protective activity against the negative effects of working with traumatized individuals, although few studies have examined the benefit of self-care empirically. Trauma-informed self-care (TISC) includes being aware of one's own emotional experience in response to exposure to traumatized clients and planning/engaging in positive coping strategies, such as seeking supervision, attending trainings on secondary trauma, working within a team, balancing caseloads, and work–life balance. Compared with generic personal care activities, TISC is likely to be especially relevant for child welfare workers. This study examined the role of TISC on compassion satisfaction, burnout and secondary trauma which was assessed by administering surveys to a sample of 104 child welfare case managers and supervisors. Almost one third of the sample reported high levels of burnout (29.8%) and secondary trauma (28.8%), and low levels of compassion satisfaction (31.7%). Results suggested that workers who engaged in higher levels of TISC experienced higher levels of compassion satisfaction and lower levels of burnout, although there was no relationship with secondary trauma. Findings provide preliminary evidence that TISC may be a beneficial practice to reduce risk of burnout and preserve workers' positive experience of their job, however workers experiencing secondary trauma are likely to need additional specialized intervention to assist them with their recovery.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Children and Youth Services Review - Volume 49, February 2015, Pages 54–61
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