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Brief interventions for secondary trauma: review and recommendations
Author(s) -
Phipps Andrew B.,
Byrne Mitchell K.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
stress and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1532-2998
pISSN - 1532-3005
DOI - 10.1002/smi.970
Subject(s) - psychological intervention , intervention (counseling) , normalization (sociology) , harm , psychology , session (web analytics) , psychotherapist , medicine , clinical psychology , psychiatry , social psychology , computer science , sociology , world wide web , anthropology
Recent literature in the area of trauma has highlighted the potential for interventions to exacerbate the trauma reaction. The general rule of ‘do no harm’ should apply not only to professionals but volunteers alike. This paper reviews the literature on brief interventions for people who have been exposed to trauma at varying levels. The parameters of a single session intervention and the skill of volunteers are considered in recommending a protocol for intervention. We propose an ‘orienting’ framework to intervention that emphasizes support, normalization and self‐help strategies. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.