Something old, something new. Commentary on Steven Stern's >needed relationships<
- When both therapist and client share a traumatic event, there are multiple levels of vulnerability to traumatization for the therapist. Our personal vulnerability is not only a backdrop for our clinical work but also an acknowledged fact in many therapeutic relationships, a situation that changes the frame of the work. In addition to clinical challenges, shared trauma increases a therapist's vulnerability to vicarious traumatization VT is defined as the negative transformation of the therapist's inner experience as a result of his or her empathic engagement with and responsibility for a traumatized client. Emphasizing the importance of awareness, self-care, meaning, and community, the article summarizes important steps to anticipate, address, and transform the therapist's experience of vicarious traumatization.
MetadatenAuthor: | Karen W. Saakvitne |
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Parent Title (English): | Psychoanalytic Dialogues Vol. 12 (2002), pp. 443-449. |
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Document Type: | Articles |
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Language: | English |
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Year of first Publication: | 2002 |
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Release Date: | 2017/11/20 |
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Format: | xerox upon request / Fotokopie auf Anfrage |
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IdNo: | Saakvitne_K_W_2002 |
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Erich Fromm's Library and Erich Fromm Archive: | Articles / Artikel |
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Licence (German): | |
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