Vicarious Traumatization Theory
Although far too little is currently known about vicarious post- traumatic growth to be able to compare it to growth in persons exposed to traumatic events directly, it seems likely that the more mature body of research on posttraumatic experience can provide a framework for the study of the positive impact of trauma work on psychotherapists. (Arnold, Calhoun, Tedeschi, & Cann, 2005).
As predicted by the vicarious trau- matization theory, the counsellors who were interviewed were profoundly impacted by their work with trauma survivors, particularly within the first five years of practice. The experience of vicarious traumatization generated a search for meaning which enabled the counselors to evolve strategies and ways of being that effectively
As predicted by the vicarious trau- matization theory, the counsellors who were interviewed were profoundly impacted by their work with trauma survivors, particularly within the first five years of practice. The experience of vicarious traumatization generated a search for meaning which enabled the counselors to evolve strategies and ways of being that effectively