1、,Area Agency on Aging,Trauma-Informed Self-Care,Presenters,Marissa PetersonB.S.Psychology-John Carroll UniversityM.S.Counseling Psychology-Frostburg State UniversityLicensed Professional CounselorRebecca NowlinB.A.Psychology-University of MissouriM.Ed.Counseling-Stephens CollegeLicensed Professional
2、 Counselor,Trauma,Any disturbing experience that results in significant fear,helplessness,dissociation,confusion,or other disruptive feelings intense enough to have a long-lasting negative effect on a persons attitudes,behavior,and other aspects of functioning.Traumatic events include those caused b
3、y human behavior(e.g.,rape,war,industrial accidents)as well as by nature(e.g.,earthquakes)and often challenge an individuals view of the world as a just,safe,and predictable place.,American Psychological Associationwww.apa.org/topics/trauma,Traumatic Experiences,PovertyNeglectPhysical,sexual,and emo
4、tional abuseViolence in the community,war,or terrorismSudden,unexplained separation from a loved oneRacism,discrimination,and oppressionLiving with a family member with mental health or substance use disorders,Trauma-Informed Care Implementation Resource Centertraumainformedcare.chcs.org/what-is-tra
5、uma/,Vicarious Trauma/Secondary Trauma,American Psychological Association(apa.org/topics/trauma)The impact on a helping professional of repeated emotionally intimate contact with trauma survivors.Vicarious Trauma affects helping professionals across clients and situations.It results in a change in t
6、he helping professionals own worldview and sense of the justness and safety of the world.A helping professionals isolation and overinvolvement in trauma work can increase the risk of vicarious traumatization.Cleveland Clinic(health.clevelandclinic.org/vicarious-trauma)Vicarious trauma is the experie