{"id":1496,"date":"2018-04-10T20:49:56","date_gmt":"2018-04-10T10:49:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/johnmark.net.au\/jm\/?p=1496"},"modified":"2018-04-10T22:21:02","modified_gmt":"2018-04-10T12:21:02","slug":"vicarious-trauma-and-self-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johnmark.net.au\/jm\/?p=1496","title":{"rendered":"Vicarious Trauma and Self Care"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Image result for Christ College Sydney\" src=\"http:\/\/acl.asn.au\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/christ-college-med.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"2\">I enjoyed spending the day with chaplains and ministers at Christ College, Sydney, for the inaugural Jericho Road Chaplains Conference. I was asked to facilitate a day exploring the impact of secondary traumatic stress on caregivers.&nbsp; Notes and resources are listed below.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"2\"><strong>Main message of the day:<\/strong> <br \/>Everyone one who cares for others with empathy will be impacted by what others share.&nbsp; If they are sharing trauma, the carer is likely to also experience elements of this trauma.&nbsp; This is not in itself a problem or a fault of the carer, it a normal part of meaningful engagement and care.&nbsp; It is however cumulative and potentially debilitating for a carer if not managed well.&nbsp; Secondary traumatic stress needs to be understood and dealt with wisely and well.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"2\">4 outcomes:<\/font><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><font size=\"2\"> For carers to do a check-in on what elements of secondary trauma they are currently experiences<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font size=\"2\"> For carers to identify the symptoms which indicate they may be hitting the red line (overload)<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font size=\"2\"> For carers to have couple of strategies to use in responding to traumatic stories shared with them<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font size=\"2\"> For carers to have develop some self care strategies to stay healthy and become more resilient.<\/font><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><font size=\"2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/yv4u9zl9e41ck6b\/The%20costs%20of%20caring%20for%20others%20%28xmind%29.pdf?dl=0\" target=\"_blank\">Group Brainstorm \u2013 impacts of caring for others<\/a><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/i7oxbbj14dg25lg\/VTSC%20Session%201.pdf?dl=0\" target=\"_blank\">Main Presentation \u2013 Primary and Secondary Traumatic Stress<\/a><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/2pxrh8umah387vk\/ProQOL.pdf?dl=0\" target=\"_blank\">ProQOL Questionnaire<\/a><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/h8k1lz94d19rciz\/Proqol-V.xlsm?dl=0\" target=\"_blank\">ProQOL Excel self calculating version<\/a><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/4px1hpgo41ngvnm\/Whole%20person%20health.pdf?dl=0\" target=\"_blank\">Whole Person Health<\/a><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/oa8f5rppefilgnb\/Self%20Care%20in%20MInistry%202018.pdf?dl=0\" target=\"_blank\">7 Elements of Resilience<\/a><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/8v6f2xkxxhf8l6z\/Mirroring%20and%20Un-mirroring.pdf?dl=0\" target=\"_blank\">Mirroring and Un-mirroring<\/a><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"2\"><br \/><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"2\"><br \/><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"2\"><br \/><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"2\"><br \/><\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I enjoyed spending the day with chaplains and ministers at Christ College, Sydney, for the inaugural Jericho Road Chaplains Conference. 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