Vicarious posttraumatic growth in psychotherapy
Vicarious posttraumatic growth in psychotherapy
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DOI：
10.1177/0022167805274729
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发表时间：
2005-03-01
影响因子：
1.7
通讯作者：
Cann, A
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作者：
Arnold, D;Calhoun, LG;Cann, A
以前关于创伤相关心理治疗对临床医生影响的调查强调了这类工作的危险性。本研究是第一次探讨临床医生对创伤工作的认知，以深入调查创伤幸存者工作的积极后果。21名心理治疗师参加了一次自然主义访谈，探讨创伤工作的影响，特别关注(A)关于自我和世界的记忆系统和图式的变化(替代性创伤的特征)和(B)感知的心理成长。除了报告了几个负面结果外，该样本中的所有临床医生都描述了积极的结果。这些对积极后遗症的描述与直接经历创伤后的成长报告惊人地相似，表明与创伤幸存者合作的潜在好处可能比现有文献对积极后遗症的关注少得多，而且影响深远。
Previous investigations of the impact of trauma-related psychotherapy on clinicians have emphasized the hazardous nature of such work. The present study is the first exploration of clinicians'-perceptions of trauma work to investigate in depth the positive consequences of working with trauma survivors. A sample of 21 psychotherapists participated in a naturalistic interview exploring the impact of trauma work with a particular focus on (a) changes in memory systems and schemas about self and the world (the hallmarks of vicarious traumatization) and (b) perceived psychological growth. In addition to reporting several negative consequences, all of the clinicians in this sample described positive outcomes. These descriptions of positive sequelae are strikingly similar to reports of growth following directly experienced trauma and suggest that the potential benefits of working with trauma survivors may be significantly more powerful and far-reaching than the existing literature's scant focus on positive sequelae would indicate.