@article{ref1,
title="Does helping hurt the helper? - An investigation into the impacts of vicarious traumatisation on social work practitioners in Hawke's Bay, Aotearoa New Zealand",
journal="Aotearoa New Zealand social work",
year="2021",
author="Smith, Samantha and Hanna, Sue",
volume="33",
number="3",
pages="48-60",
abstract="INTRODUCTION: This article is based on the findings of a Bachelor of Social Work Honours student research project investigating the impacts of vicarious traumatisation (VT) on a small sample of frontline social work practitioners in the Hawke's Bay region of Aotearoa New Zealand.<br><br>METHOD: Semi-structured, one-to-one interviews with the four participants were used to collect the data and the interviews took place in 2019. A thematic analysis approach was applied to identify key themes within and across the data set.<br><br>FINDINGS: Three of the four social workers had experienced VT resulting from their work with clients with histories of trauma. Participants, however, were also able to identify a range of self- care management strategies they utilised to support and enhance their health and wellbeing. In addition, several important organisational supports were also identified. These included a workplace culture that recognised VT, clinical supervision, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) services and supportive supervisors and managers.IMPLICATIONS: The study demonstrates that VT and its associated impacts on social workers are important issues requiring ongoing acknowledgement and research in the New Zealand social work context.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2463-4131",
doi="10.11157/anzswj-vol33iss3id892",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.11157/anzswj-vol33iss3id892"
}