Prevalence of secondary traumatic stress among social workers
Prevalence of secondary traumatic stress among social workers
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DOI：
10.1093/sw/52.1.63
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发表时间：
2007-01-01
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2.9
通讯作者：
Bride, Brian E.
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作者：
Bride, Brian E.
社会工作者越来越多地被要求帮助儿童虐待、家庭暴力、暴力犯罪、灾难、战争和恐怖主义的幸存者。越来越明显的是，创伤事件的心理影响超出了直接受影响的范围。继发性创伤应激（STS）正被视为向受创伤人群提供直接服务的职业危害。本研究的目的是通过检查个体症状的频率来调查社会工作者样本中 STS 的患病率；符合创伤后应激障碍 (PTSD) 诊断标准的频率；以及 STS 水平的严重程度。结果表明，从事直接实践的社会工作者很可能通过与受创伤人群的工作而二次接触创伤事件，许多社会工作者可能会经历至少一些 STS 症状，并且相当少数人可能符合 PTSD 的诊断标准。
Social workers are increasingly being called on to assist survivors of childhood abuse, domestic violence, violent crime, disasters, and war and terrorism. It has become increasingly apparent that the psychological effects of traumatic events extend beyond those directly affected. Secondary traumatic stress (STS) is becoming viewed as an occupational hazard of providing direct services to traumatized populations. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the prevalence of STS in a sample of social workers by examining the frequency of individual symptoms; the frequency with which diagnostic criteria for posttraurnatic stress disorder (PTSD) are met; and the severity of STS levels. Results indicate that social workers engaged in direct practice are highly likely to be secondarily exposed to traumatic events through their work with traumatized populations, many social workers are likely to experience at least some symptoms of STS, and a significant minority may meet the diagnostic criteria for PTSD.