Secondary Trauma

Key factors to consider when building resiliency within staff, as well as when building a resilient human services system. Guiding questions are provided.

This article provides ways for organizations to proactively address vicarious trauma and the implications of vicarious trauma on the organization.

This resource provides a guide to identify strategies one can utilize to support the well-being of staff in a human-serving organization.

This resilience journal provides an opportunity for reflection with practical activities to practice gratitude and self-discovery through self-care.

A questionnaire to assess resilience factors.

This article explains the importance of addressing secondary traumatic stress in an organization and provides strategies to mitigate effects on staff.

An action plan for staff to build resilience from secondary traumatic stress in an organization.

A developmental assessment for supervisors which identifies core competencies for providing support to staff exposed to secondary trauma and provides resources to strengthen those areas of competency.

This fact sheet explains how individuals experience secondary traumatic stress, tips for recognizing it and how organizations can design strategies of prevention and intervention.

This is a self-reflection survey tool for staff to address their levels of organizational and secondary traumatic stress within their agency.

This resource identifies symptoms of secondary traumatic stress (STS) and provides strategies for staff mitigate the effects of STS.