Department
Psychology, Professional
Date
Spring 5-23-2013
Degree Name
Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.)
Type of Paper/Work
Doctoral Project
Advisor
Consuelo Cavalieri
Second Advisor
Jean M. Birbilis
Abstract
The literature (Figley, 1995; McCann & Pearlman, 1990) has long indicated that therapists who work with trauma survivors are at risk of developing symptoms resulting from exposure to clients’ trauma narratives. Therapists may even develop symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder. Psychology trainees are particularly at risk of developing symptoms given their limited experience and less-developed cache of coping mechanisms. More recently, the literature (Lucero, 2002; Gottesman, 2008) has explored the construct of resilience as a protective factor for preventing the development of secondary trauma. Although it is understood that resilience can serve as protection from developing long-standing symptoms resulting from trauma, to date there are no training resources available that have been developed for promoting resiliency in psychology trainees. This resiliency training protocol, developed for psychology trainees, presents evidence-based, cognitive behavioral techniques for promoting resilience.
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Recommended Citation
Byers, Karsten, "Enhancing resilience and decreasing the risk of secondary trauma in psychology trainees: A training manual" (2013). Professional Psychology Doctoral Projects 2011-2014. 26.
https://ir.stthomas.edu/caps_gradpsych_docproj/26