Christine Courtois defines vicarious trauma.

Christine Courtois defines vicarious trauma as the impact of working with trauma on the helper. A caring professional can experience part of a patient's trauma by hearing the patient's story. Without adequate coping mechanisms, the professional can experience PTSD or anger toward the patie...

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Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:Closed-captions in English.
Published: London, United Kingdom : SAGE Publications Ltd, 2016.
Series:SAGE video shorts.
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Online Access:Connect to this streaming video
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Summary:Christine Courtois defines vicarious trauma as the impact of working with trauma on the helper. A caring professional can experience part of a patient's trauma by hearing the patient's story. Without adequate coping mechanisms, the professional can experience PTSD or anger toward the patient.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (1 min., 58 sec.)) : sound, colour
Audience:Specialized.
ISBN:9781473955868
1473955866