Managing Occupational Trauma: Secondary Traumatic Stress

29/05/2024 7 min Temporada 4 Episodio 1
Managing Occupational Trauma: Secondary Traumatic Stress

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Episode Synopsis

Dr. Ginny Sprang helps us understand the potential effects of occupational trauma on professionals. She defines the term secondary traumatic stress, outlines the symptoms, and makes suggestions for ways we can help mitigate the risk for developing STS.  This podcast is provided through a grant from SAMHSA to  the Department of Behavioral Health Developmental and  the UNiversity of Kentucky Center on Trauma and ChildrenDr. Sprang is a professor of psychiatry in the University of Kentucky College of Medicine and is the Executive Director of the University of Kentucky Center on Trauma and Children (CTAC). She is also the principal investigator of the Secondary Traumatic Stress Innovations and Solutions Center at CTAC.