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Vicarious Traumatization, Trauma‐Sensitive Supervision, and Counselor Preparation
Author(s) -
Sommer Carol A.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
counselor education and supervision
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 40
eISSN - 1556-6978
pISSN - 0011-0035
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6978.2008.tb00062.x
Subject(s) - accreditation , psychology , counselor education , psychotherapist , ethical code , ethical responsibility , medical education , higher education , medicine , engineering ethics , political science , law , engineering
Counselor educators have an ethical responsibility to prepare counselors and supervisors to detect and resolve vicarious traumatization in themselves and their supervisees. This article reviews relevant literature on vicarious traumatization and strategies to mitigate it. Also included is a review of the American Counseling Association's (2005) ACA Code of Ethics and the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs' (2007) proposed 2009 standards as each relates to trauma counseling and vicarious traumatization. Specific counselor preparation practices are suggested.