VA social work leadership and compassion fatigue during the 2017 hurricane season
VA social work leadership and compassion fatigue during the 2017 hurricane season
复制标题
DOI：
10.1080/15332985.2019.1700873
复制
发表时间：
2020-01-01
影响因子：
1.1
通讯作者：
Dobalian, Aram
中科院分区：
文献类型：
--
作者：
Kranke, Derrick;Gin, June;Dobalian, Aram
灾害是一个世界性的现象。心理健康机构的社会工作者在为灾难受害者的个人/家庭提供救济方面发挥着关键作用，然而，社会工作者如何在这些压力时期减轻自己的负担尚未得到充分研究。压力、期待和焦虑感往往伴随着灾难反应，会导致疲惫或最终的同情疲劳。领导层通常有适当的机制来为他们的员工提供支持，然而，在灾难期间，这些机制可能会被其他责任所消耗。本案例研究分析旨在通过评估来自美国退伍军人事务部（VA）的几个部门的社会工作领导如何描述2017年飓风季节员工中与同情疲劳有关的经历，来填补文献中的空白。领导层报告说，工作、家庭和家庭问题影响了社会工作者经历同情疲劳的程度。在实践范围之外的灾害背景下，伴随备灾和额外任务的情绪对心理健康的影响影响到社会工作者的工作和照顾职责。
Disasters are a worldwide phenomenon. Social workers in mental health settings play a pivotal role in providing relief to individuals/families victimized by disasters, yet, how social workers ease their own burden during these stressful times is understudied. Feelings of stress, anticipation and anxiety that often accompany disaster response can lead to exhaustion or eventually compassion fatigue. Leadership often has mechanisms in place to provide support to their workforce, however, during disasters, these mechanisms may be consumed by other responsibilities. This case study analysis seeks to fill a gap in the literature by assessing how social work leaders from several U.S. Departments of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities described experiences relating to compassion fatigue among their staff during the 2017 hurricane season. Leadership reported that work, home and family concerns impacted the degree to which social workers experienced compassion fatigue. The mental health impact of emotions accompanying preparedness and additional tasks in the context of disasters outside the scope of practice impact the job and caring duties of social workers.