Impact of Secondary Trauma on the Team: It's Real-Video: Impact of Secondary Trauma on the Team It's Real

Video: Impact of Secondary Trauma on the Team It's Real

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The speaker, a psychologist and professor at the Medical College of Wisconsin, emphasizes the importance of self-care and team well-being in trauma care settings. They discuss the impact of stress on individuals and teams, highlighting concepts like burnout, secondary trauma, and compassion fatigue. The speaker shares strategies for coping with stress, including awareness, balance, and control. They advocate for organizational level coping, such as creating a supportive culture, implementing trauma-informed care, and providing counseling resources. Additionally, the speaker mentions a program called Supporting Our Staff (SOS) aimed at providing peer support and tiered support services within the hospital. They stress the significance of self-care in promoting wellness for individuals and optimizing team functioning in trauma care environments.

Keywords

self-care

team well-being

stress management

burnout

compassion fatigue

organizational coping

Supporting Our Staff (SOS)