The concept of the" wounded healer" has been used to explain why those with adverse
childhood histories often enter helping professions such as social work and human services …

Working with individuals who have experienced severe trauma can be traumatizing for
caregivers. Recognizing the toll that such work can take can help caregivers to sustain their …

PROBLEM: Although two of the primary risk factors for being bullied include “male” and
“middle school” status, a gap in knowledge exists of middle school boys' personal accounts …

Resilience typically implies the ability to cope with family and social adversity (Prilleltensky,
Nelson & Peirson, 2001). Although the adversity is deplored by helping professionals, they …

The thoroughly updated third edition of Strong Helpers' Teachings skillfully illustrates the
importance of Indigenous knowledges in the human services. Making space for the voices of …

The wounded healer is an archetype that suggests that a healer's own wounds can carry
curative power for clients. This article reviews past research regarding the construct of the …

The term learned helplessness (Seligman, 1975) comes to mind when I think about when I
began working with troubled youth more than 20 years ago. We often spoke about how …

The authors present an explanation of the development of a situation-specific theory of
men's healing from maltreatment during childhood. Development of the theory was guided …

Recent global headlines about suicide attacks, xenophobic rhetoric, systemic gun violence,
and the continued displacement of those fleeing civil war and environmental catastrophe …

Carl Jung used the term,'The Wounded Healer'as an archetype to describe doctors who
have suffered from an illness. Reading and writing autobiographical narratives of the …