TY - JOUR
T1 - Secondary traumatization among social work students - The contribution of personal, professional, and environmental factors
AU - Ben-Porat, Anat
AU - Shemesh, Shahar
AU - Reuven Even Zahav, Ronit
AU - Gottlieb, Shelly
AU - Refaeli, Tehila
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2021/4/1
Y1 - 2021/4/1
N2 - This study examined the rate of secondary traumatic stress (STS) among social work students and the contribution of background variables, personal resources (mastery and self-differentiation) and environmental resources (supervision satisfaction and peer support) to STS. The sample consisted of 259 social work students at three social work schools in Israel. The findings indicated that the mean level of STS was mild. Of the students, 36 per cent suffered STS to a mild extent, 19 per cent to a moderate extent and 18 per cent reported a 'high to extreme extent'. A significant contribution was made by the student's year of study, students in their second year of social work school suffered more severely from STS than did students in their first or third years. A positive contribution was made by the student's level of exposure and a unique contribution was made by mastery and supervision satisfaction to the explained variance of STS. The findings highlight the importance of raising awareness of STS and its implications for social work students, as well as the necessity of helping students cope with this phenomenon. In addition, the study emphasises the significant role of supervisors in the training agencies and the importance of increasing students' sense of mastery.
AB - This study examined the rate of secondary traumatic stress (STS) among social work students and the contribution of background variables, personal resources (mastery and self-differentiation) and environmental resources (supervision satisfaction and peer support) to STS. The sample consisted of 259 social work students at three social work schools in Israel. The findings indicated that the mean level of STS was mild. Of the students, 36 per cent suffered STS to a mild extent, 19 per cent to a moderate extent and 18 per cent reported a 'high to extreme extent'. A significant contribution was made by the student's year of study, students in their second year of social work school suffered more severely from STS than did students in their first or third years. A positive contribution was made by the student's level of exposure and a unique contribution was made by mastery and supervision satisfaction to the explained variance of STS. The findings highlight the importance of raising awareness of STS and its implications for social work students, as well as the necessity of helping students cope with this phenomenon. In addition, the study emphasises the significant role of supervisors in the training agencies and the importance of increasing students' sense of mastery.
KW - Mastery
KW - Secondary traumatic stress
KW - Social work
KW - Students
KW - Supervision
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U2 - 10.1093/bjsw/bcaa056
DO - 10.1093/bjsw/bcaa056
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AN - SCOPUS:85107409400
SN - 0045-3102
VL - 51
SP - 982
EP - 998
JO - British Journal of Social Work
JF - British Journal of Social Work
IS - 3
ER -