Appendix C
Tools for organizational change to decrease the impact of
secondary traumatic stress
Provides tools, resources, and research literature for a wide range of victim service organizations to build their capacity as a vicarious trauma-informed organization. Includes strategies in the areas of leadership and mission, management and supervision, employee empowerment and work environment, training and professional development, and staff health and wellness.
Includes tools, resources, and considerations for organizations working to address secondary trauma stress. A one-hour online course and downloadable slide set on secondary traumatic stress are available.
A report on study findings regarding effective models and promising practices for supporting staff of community-based organizations who experience secondary traumatic stress.
Behavioral health organizations can sign up to assess and improve their organizational well-being through training, assessment, and customized reports that offer an analysis of strengths and areas for improvement.
A brief exploring how leaders and staff can strengthen their trauma-informed practices and how leaders and supervisors can support staff in a trauma-informed program.
A collection of resources that explore what trauma is, how it affects people, and what employers can do to help their staff cope with trauma.
Guidelines for supervisors on supporting staff who may or may not identify as survivors of trauma and may be experiencing both direct trauma and vicarious trauma.
A report exploring trauma and its impact on support professionals. Provides best practices for reducing the risk of secondary trauma and limiting its impact for those already suffering from the condition.
A brief on identifying signs of secondary traumatic stress in teachers and staff and ways educators and school communities can respond to mitigate its impact.
Provider Resources
Toolkit for providers who work with those exposed to traumatic events to help reduce the effects of job-related stress, burnout, and secondary traumatic stress. Includes assessment tools, strategies, and resources for self-care.
Behavioral health providers can sign up to engage in a course to improve your personal well-being. Sessions include skills and brief measures to help improve physical, organizational, intellectual, spiritual, and emotional well-being.
A collection of resources on secondary traumatic stress developed by the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN). Resources can be filtered by resource type, trauma type, and audience.
Discusses the causes and symptoms of secondary traumatic stress. Includes personal, professional, and organizational strategies for increasing resilience and various treatment options and resources.
Explores compassion fatigue among individuals serving as crisis counselors. Discusses the signs and symptoms of compassion fatigue and provides self-care techniques to use as a crisis counselor before, during, and after a disaster.