Debriefings and Secondary Traumatic Stress Trainings

Secondary traumatic stress is a risk we incur when we engage empathically with an adult or child who has been traumatized.  Researcher and practitioners have now acknowledged that persons who work with or help traumatized persons are indirectly or secondarily at risk of developing the same symptoms as persons directly affected by trauma.  Clinicians and parents who listen to their clients or children describe the trauma are at risk of absorbing a portion of the trauma.

 

For nearly 10 years ChildTrauma Academy staff have provided Critical Incident Stress Debriefings for state of Texas child protective services staff who have experienced the death or serious injury to a child on their caseload or some other traumatic event that effects their ability to do their job.  CTA staff have also provided Secondary Trauma Training to educate child protective services staff on how they themselves may internalize some of the trauma experienced by the children and families with whom they work.

 

The ChildTrauma Academy is proud to begin to offer Debriefings, as well as Secondary Trauma Trainings, to others who experience Secondary Trauma within their work setting.  CTA staff will work to provide debriefings conducted at your place of business within only a few days of the incident.  Secondary Trauma trainings can also be scheduled for your staff. 

 

These services are appropriate for teachers, caseworkers, police officers, fire fighters, EMS workers, judges, pediatricians, child mental health professionals, foster parents, and anyone else who works with at-risk children and families in crisis.

For more information about scheduling a Debriefing and/or Secondary Trauma Training, please contact us at ChildTrauma@ChildTraumaAcademy.org