Objective: Secondary traumatic stress (STS), vicarious trauma (VT), and burnout (BO) are
work-related outcomes commonly ascribed to mental health workers, given their exposure to …

There has been growing research interest in what we term empathy-based stress, a process
of traumatic stressor exposure, empathic experience, and adverse reactions among …

In the face of increasing risk for intimate partner violence (IPV) and sexual assault during the
COVID-19 pandemic, there is an urgent need to understand the experiences of the …

Background Nurses working in emergency units are in direct contact with traumatic events.
Trauma effects do not solely affect patients and their caregivers and, rather, extend to …

The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of secondary traumatic
stress/compassion fatigue (STS/CF), burnout (BO) and compassion satisfaction (CS) in …

In the past 20 years, research suggests that social workers and counselors are at risk of
developing secondary traumatic stress from working with traumatized client populations …

Organizations play a vital role in preventing or ameliorating secondary traumatic stress
(STS) among helping professionals. This qualitative case study investigated one …

Introduction Caring for those who have been traumatized can place mental health
professionals at risk of secondary traumatic stress, particularly in those with their own …

The COVID-19 pandemic has been harmful to survivors of abuse. Less understood is the
impact on staff in the violence against women (VAW) service sector. Using interpretive …

Gaps in knowledge related to occupational stress among the intimate partner violence (IPV)
and sexual assault (SA) workforce remain. This study examined associations between key …