Research and Evidence

What is Compassion Fatigue? – Article and resources about secondary trauma, compassion fatigue and burnout from Tend (an organisaiton providing education and tools for managing high-stress and trauma-exposed work)

Vicarious Trauma – Presentation by Claire Bingham (Mental Health Clinical Lead at London Violence Reduction Programme) looking at vicarious trauma; its symptoms and risk factors, and approaches that individuals and organisations can take to build resilience.

SPARK Self-Care Tool for Professionals – A self-reflective evaluation tool for practitioners working in community and social services, supporting them to develop a tailored self-care plan.

Vicarious (Secondary) Trauma and Self Care Resource – Self-assessment tool on Vicarious Trauma and Self-Care, produced by the Visible Project – a Leeds-based women’s counselling and therapy service.

Secondary Trauma Explained – Article by PTSD UK discussing causes and risk factors of secondary trauma and looking at how we can protect ourselves against it.

Self-Care Checklist – Checklist for supporting reflection and discussion on self-care with clients.

Types of Self-Care – Graphic showing suggestions of things that can improve emotional well-being.