When we examine vicarious trauma in Latino and other communities of color, we cannot separate individual experience from the ...

The images are graphic, disturbing, and endless, says a former Facebook employee. Her job as a content moderator required that she review and remove disturbing posts. That work, she claimed in a ...

Ellen Fink-Samnick, discusses how the pandemic is creating trauma among healthcare professionals and what can be done about it. Editor's note: On July 23, Ellen Fink-Samnick MSW, ACSW, LCSW, CCM, CRP, ...

Armed with a masters degree in clinical psychology, Ballito psychologist, Jarryd Colborne said more people than ever were displaying signs of vicarious trauma. As an example, he said, the loss of ...

Do you watch the news every morning? Or, do you read it on your phone or laptop? Each day, media outlets report on public emergencies, such as forest fires, active shooters, public court hearings, and ...

Vicarious identity occurs when people actually appropriate others’ stories as their own, as if they happened to them, integrating them as part of their own identity. Psychologists who are exposed to ...

For a significant portion of the workforce, witnessing, hearing or reading about traumatic situations, is just part of their job description and day-to-day experience. If exposure to trauma is left ...