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Risk and Resiliencein Trauma-Exposed Work
2019 Reclaiming Youth Seminars
Sioux Falls, SD
Kari McCluskey
University of Winnipeg
Aurora Family Therapy Centre
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Culture of Stress
We live and work in a culture where resources are limited and overextending ourselves is often valued.
Often, value is placed on fast results and bottom lines rather than employee wellbeing.
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Optimal vs Toxic Stress
https://www.sites.google.com/site/officeofstressmanagement/what-is-stress
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https://www.stress.org/how-stress-affects-your-body
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https://www.physio-pedia.com/File:Effects_of_stress_diagram.jpg
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Zones of Control
(Fisher, 2016)
15% - You have control
35% - You have some influence
50% - You have no control or influence
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Systemic Workplace Stress
Job Related Stress
Burnout Harassment
(Fisher, 2016)
Traumatic Workplace Stress
Direct TraumaIndirect Trauma
Complex Stress Model
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Burnout
Secondary Traumatic
Stress/ Vicarious Trauma
Compassion/ CaregiverFatigue
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“The expectation that we can be immersed in suffering and loss daily and not be touched by it is as unrealistic as expecting to be able to walk through water without getting wet.”
- Naomi Rachel Remen
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Vicarious Trauma
“Vicarious trauma is the process of change that happens because you care about otherpeople who have been hurt, and feel committed to or responsible to help them.
Over time this process can lead to changes in your psychological, physical, and spiritualwell-being.”
-Pearlman and McKay, 2008
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Signs/symptoms
• Isolation/ Avoidance
• No time for self / family / friends / healthy living
• Anger/cynicism
• Feelings of emotional exhaustion
• Increased irritability at home
• Increased dissociation, memory lapses, concentration issues
• Heightened startle response
• Feelings of powerlessness / hopelessness
• Client frustration / student-blaming
• Sarcasm / “Dark” humour
• Denial (I’m fine)
• Increased substance use
• Guilt/shame
• Change in meaning/ purpose/ hope
• Grandiosity
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Vicarious Resilience
“The positive effects on helping professionals whowitness the healing, recovery, and resilience ofpersons who have survived severe traumas intheir lives.”
(Hernandez, Gangsei, & Engstrom, 2007)
Inspiration and
awe
Seeing people
overcome adversity
Recognizing
people’s capacity to
heal
Reaffirming the
value of your work
Perspective
Goal!
Perseverance
Progress
Small Step
Engagement
Challenge/Crisis
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Workplace Risk/Resilience Factors
1. Workload/expectations/nature of work
2. Professional History and Training
3. Trauma Exposure
4. Supervision/Administrative Support
5. Supportive Environment (Peers)
6. Emotional Labour
7. Societal Value and Perception
ResilienceRisk
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Organizational Impact of Vicarious Trauma
• Quality of work, relationships, connections
• Cynicism, pessimism
• Lack of creativity
• Employee health and wellness
• Absenteeism
• Staff turnover
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Personal Risk/Resilience Factors1. Rewards, Value, and Meaning in the Work
2. Personal Trauma History
3. Personal Support System
4. Coping Style
5. Current Life Context
6. Ability to Establish Boundaries
7. Trauma Exposure
ResilienceRisk
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Increased Stress
Decreased Self-care
Injury
Increased Stress
Increased Self-care
Growth
Patricia Fisher, 2016
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Low-Impact Debriefing
Formal
• Organized time and space
• Embraces vulnerability
• Creates space to share challenges, consult with peers and/or supervisor
Informal
• Conversing with peers
• Doorway sharing/support
• “Shedding”
“Sliming”
• Transfer of secondary trauma
• Over-sharing of traumatic details
Francoise Mathieu, 2013
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Empathy & Compassion
o Empathy
- Feeling pain with others
- Risk of empathic distress which can be emotionally draining, and even debilitating
- Subjective to personal values, relationships, and experience
o Compassion
- Feeling concern for others
- Allows for intentional presence, understanding, and resourcing
- Resists taking on another’s pain
Singer & Klimecki, 2014
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Shared Traits of Stress-Resistant People
1) Sense of Personal ControlUnderstanding of own capacity to influence life course
2) Pursuit of Personally Meaningful TasksPresent and engaged in life (creates space to manage higher stress).
3) Healthy Lifestyle ChoicesAvoid stimulants; engage in physical activity and relaxation.
4) Social SupportEngage in meaningful relationships that serve as a buffer during difficult times.
Bessel van der Kolk, 1987
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Strategies for Transforming Vicarious Trauma
1) Practice Individual and Collective Wellness in the Workplace and Beyond
oPhysically – How do you release the built up tension and stress in your body?
oMentally – How do you care for your overall mental health?
o Emotionally – What intrinsically meaningful activities do you enjoy? How connected are you to your emotions?
oRelationally – Do you engage in meaningful connections with others?
o Spiritually – How do you tend to yourself spiritually?
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2) Identify and Actively Engage Support Systemso Stay connected with the people you love
oAsk for help when life/work gets hard
o Spend time with those who bring joy and laughter to your life
oUnderstand you are not alone
Strategies for Transforming Vicarious Trauma
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3) Engage in Debriefing and Consultation OpportunitiesoParticipate in opportunities to share how the work is impacting you
o Seek peer support when facing challenging situations
o Look to supervisors for support as necessary
Strategies for Transforming Vicarious Trauma
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4) Engage mindfully and intentionally with your workoRemind yourself why you choose to do this workoUnderstand your role and what is expected of youoLook for opportunities to collaborate with colleagues oTake time for reflectionoContinue to learn and grow o Identify and challenge your own beliefsoDevelop transitions in and out of workoEstablish boundariesoPractice mindfulness
Strategies for Transforming Vicarious Trauma
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Mindfulness
“Mindfulness is the energy of being aware and awake to the present moment. … To be mindful is to be truly alive, present and at one with those around you and with what you are doing.”
- Thich Nhat Hanh
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Mindfulness
“Mindfulness is both knowing where our mind is from moment to moment and directing our attention in skillful ways.”
- Chris Germer
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Myths of Mindfulness
• Is an exercise in awareness and attunement, not a relaxation technique.
• Is presence, not transcendence
• Consciousness of body and mind, not removal of thoughts
• Is a practice, not a “fix”
• Makes space for emotional pain, it does not escape from it.
(Germer, 2009)
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Benefits of mindfulness
• Improved concentration, attention, and memory
• Lowered stress activity• Improved immune system functioning• Effective anxiety and depression
response• Reduced inflammation• Chronic pain improvement• Improved cardiovascular function
(Fisher, 2016)
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Mindfulness in Our Work
• Keeps us connected to ourselves in the work
• Provides a framework for understanding our intentions, motivations, and hopes
• Provides understanding of our position and purpose
• Presence and connection to ourselves keeps us anchored when exposed to unexpected, uncontrollable, and overwhelming events by creating space for unpleasant experiences
• Supports reflective practice
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Negativity Bias
As human beings, we are evolutionarily wired with a negativity bias. Negative experiences tend to “stick” with us.
Negative Experiences
• Like “Velcro”
• 2/3 of amygdala (alarm system) on alert for bad news
• Quickly stored in memory (wired)
Positive Experiences
• Like “Teflon”
• Need to be held in awareness for 12 or more seconds to move to long-term memory
• Can easily go unnoticed/undetected
Hanson, R. (2009). The practical neuroscience of Buddha’s brain: Happiness, love, and wisdom. Oakland, CA: Harbinger.
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Gratitude as an Intervention
“It is not happiness that makes us grateful,
but gratefulness that makes us happy.”
- Br. David Steindl-Rast
Practicing gratitude activates our parasympathetic (rest and digest) nervous system.
Engages the 12 (or more) seconds of positive thought needed to transform negativity bias.
https://gratefulness.org/resource/toxic-myths-of-scarcity-counteracting-cultural-conditioning/
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Gratitude Practice
I am grateful for…
1)
2)
3)
3 things that happened today
1)
2)
3)
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Gratitude Prompts
• Sunshine/rain
• Hot coffee/tea
• Soft pillow
• Important people in our lives
• Laughter
• Autumn colours
• Chocolate
• Books
• Furry friends
• Nature
• Water
• Morning
• Friendship
• Birds
• Waves
• Breakfast
• Slippers
• Clouds
• Children
• Art
• Stars
• Music
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Building a Culture of gratitude in the Workplace
Developing gratitude “habits” in the workplace helps to support engagement, optimism, and workplace satisfaction.
Increases feelings of competence at work.
Becomes a workplace culture.
(New employees are likely adapt “cultural” behaviour.)
https://gratefulness.org/resource/four-myths-about-being-grateful-at-work/
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Self-Compassion
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Suffering = Pain x Resistance
What we resist persists.(Neff & Germer, 2018)
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Self-Compassion is…
Treating ourselves with the same kindness we would offer to a loved one (or stranger) who is experiencing difficulty.
Stress Response Stress ResponseTurned Inward
Self-Compassion
Fight Self-criticism Self-kindness
Flight Isolation Common humanity
Freeze Rumination Mindfulness
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Self-compassion is not…
• Judgement• A pity party• A sign of weakness• Selfish• A scapegoat/excuse• A lowering of personal standards
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Benefits of Self-Compassion
• More happiness (less depression)• More life satisfaction (less anxiety)• More self-confidence (less stress)
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Practice Self-Compassion, Balancing and Self-care
Differentiate between self-care and self-indulgent.
Mindfully balancing and looking after ourselves helps to effectively care for others.
Practice self-compassion
Remember that balancing and self-care are active processes, not end states.
If we want to give our best, we must be at our best. This is not selfish, it is best practice.
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Recommended Reading
Websiteshttps://chrisgermer.com/https://self-compassion.org/category/exercises/http://www.donothingfor2minutes.com/https://www.tendacademy.ca/
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Germer, G. (2009). The mindful path to self-compassion. New York: Guilford Press.
Kabat-Zinn, J. (2005). Wherever you go, there you are: Mindfulness meditation in everyday life. New
York: Hyperion.
Mate, G. (2004). When the body says no: The cost of hidden stress. Vintage, Ontario.
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