Background Therapists who work with trauma clients are impacted both positively and
negatively. However, most studies have tended to focus on the negative impact of the work …

For behavioral health professionals working with traumatized clients, continuous and
prolonged exposure to the stress of working with the myriad of trauma-related stressors …

Mental health professionals working with trauma survivors often experience both
psychological costs (eg, compassion fatigue) and benefits (eg, compassion satisfaction). In …

There is burgeoning interest in secondary traumatic stress, compassion fatigue, and self-
care in the helping professions. This multimethod study focused on therapists' stress and …

For this study, we examined the nature of the unique relationships trait-negative affect and
compassion satisfaction had with compassion fatigue and its components of secondary …

This study examined the relationship between three variables, compassion fatigue (CF),
compassion satisfaction (CS), and burnout, and provider and setting characteristics in a …

Helping professionals play an essential role in the recovery of victims of trauma. However,
research has demonstrated that, as a result of their work, helping professionals' indirect …

This quantitative and qualitative longitudinal study was designed to examine the effects on
caregivers working therapeutically with seriously traumatized people. The participants were …

Introduction Emergency nurses are at risk of compassion fatigue. Compassion fatigue
caused by exposure to suffering may compromise the individual's personal wellbeing and …

Therapists who work with trauma survivors, such as survivors of sexual violence, can
experience compassion satisfaction while experiencing negative effects of trauma work …