Describe compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma. How does this relate to burnout for counselors?
What will be an ideal response?
Compassion fatigue is described as adverse emotional, spiritual, cognitive, and physical reactions associated with providing care to clients that are not transient, supersede interpersonal stamina, and are associated with undesired changes in functioning. Vicarious trauma is a change in how therapists think, feel, and behave in relation to others and themselves as a result of their exposure to and empathic bonding with their clients’ traumatic material. If counselors do not maintain personal wellness through self-care activities, they are at risk for experiencing compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma. This can lead to burnout.
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a. being overly analytical. b. self-absorbed and insecure. c. actively working toward expanding her self-awareness and learning to recognize her areas of prejudice and vulnerability. d. behaving unethically since she is preoccupied during her clients’ sessions.
In which of the following situations would a counselor be required to break confidentiality related to intimate partner violence?
A. IPV is against the law and should always be reported to the police. B. No children in the household or exposed to IPV. C. The IPV survivor reports suicidal or homicidal ideation. D. All of the above.
What factors most influence the development of a group?
a. The physical location of the group, the developmental level of the group members, and the training of the group leader. b. The psychological characteristics of the group members, the maturity level of the group members, and the theoretical orientation of the group leader. c. The purpose of the group, its membership, the leader’s style, and whether a group is open or closed. d. The purpose of the group, the training of the group leaders, and the theoretical orientation of the group leader.
Variables pertaining to clients or participants are never considered when evaluating the generalizability of particular analogue methodologies within counseling
Indicate whether the statement is true or false