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AN ANALYTICAL UNDERSTANDING OF ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICES MINIMIZING VICARIOUS TRAUMATIZATION IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ORGANIZATIONS IN FLORIDA

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2008
Abstract/Description:
Working within the field of domestic violence can result in the occurrence of vicarious traumatization. The literature supports that collegial support and supervision are effective tools organizations can implement to assist in minimizing vicarious trauma. This study, guided by constructive self development theory and feminist theory, examines whether the level of vicarious trauma is impacted by knowledge base, collegial support, and supervision. Staff within certified shelters in the state of Florida were surveyed using a research designed instrument and the Trauma and Attachment Belief Scale. A total of 112 participants were recruited using the Tailor Design Method of surveying. Findings indicate that uniquely none of the independent variables significantly impacted vicarious trauma symptoms. However, collectively knowledge base, collegial support and supervision did impact minimizing vicarious trauma. Further, five of the ten subscales of vicarious trauma showed a statistically significant relationship with the independent variables. Implications for domestic violence agencies, practitioners, and future research are drawn.
Title: AN ANALYTICAL UNDERSTANDING OF ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICES MINIMIZING VICARIOUS TRAUMATIZATION IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ORGANIZATIONS IN FLORIDA.
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Name(s): Campbell, Katharine, Author
Abel, Eileen , Committee Chair
University of Central Florida, Degree Grantor
Type of Resource: text
Date Issued: 2008
Publisher: University of Central Florida
Language(s): English
Abstract/Description: Working within the field of domestic violence can result in the occurrence of vicarious traumatization. The literature supports that collegial support and supervision are effective tools organizations can implement to assist in minimizing vicarious trauma. This study, guided by constructive self development theory and feminist theory, examines whether the level of vicarious trauma is impacted by knowledge base, collegial support, and supervision. Staff within certified shelters in the state of Florida were surveyed using a research designed instrument and the Trauma and Attachment Belief Scale. A total of 112 participants were recruited using the Tailor Design Method of surveying. Findings indicate that uniquely none of the independent variables significantly impacted vicarious trauma symptoms. However, collectively knowledge base, collegial support and supervision did impact minimizing vicarious trauma. Further, five of the ten subscales of vicarious trauma showed a statistically significant relationship with the independent variables. Implications for domestic violence agencies, practitioners, and future research are drawn.
Identifier: CFE0002098 (IID), ucf:47562 (fedora)
Note(s): 2008-05-01
Ph.D.
Health and Public Affairs, Other
Doctorate
This record was generated from author submitted information.
Subject(s): vicarious trauma
domestic violence
trauma
compassion fatigue
Persistent Link to This Record: http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0002098
Restrictions on Access: campus 2009-04-01
Host Institution: UCF

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