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VICARIOUS TRAUMA

Working with people who've experienced trauma can have impacts on workers.  Vicarious trauma has been identified as an issue for many workers in the helping professions, particularly in the alcohol and drug sector, where many of the people we work with have experienced significant trauma in their lives.   The American National Centre on Family Homelessness developed a workbook for professionals dealing with this issue.   "What about you? A workbook for those who work with others" contains useful information about self-care and includes strategies that can help deal with some of the difficult issues that we deal with in our work.

Download "What about you? A workbook for those who work with others" (1.3MB PDF)