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General
The 'General Resource' section includes resources that the project team has reviewed and assessed as useful. They are not appraised to meet a high standard of academic rigour, but rather their relevance and potential application in organisations.
Evidence Base
The 'Evidence Base' section includes links to abstracts of journal articles published in academic journals. The full articles are usually behind a 'paywall', requiring a subscription to the appropriate journal or database. We have included these seperately from the general resources, for people who are interested to 'dig deep' into the research and the published evidence. Please contact the project team if you have any difficulties or questions regarding this section.
- Evidence Base Resources

How to use this site

These short videos cover the basic aspects of the website.

Video 1 is a broad overview:

Video 2 shows in more detail how to find resources that relate to specific items from the VT-ORG survey:

The two key components of the Toolkit are the VT-ORG, and the Resource Library.

The Vicarious Trauma Organisational Readiness Guide (VT-ORG) is a validated organisational assessment tool developed by an academic research team based at Northeastern University (Boston). Through a series of survey questions, the VT-ORG is designed to identify 5 key areas (or 'pillars') of a vicarious trauma informed organisation: Leadership and Mission, Management and Supervision, Employee Empowerment and Work Environment, Training and Professional Development, and Staff Health and Wellness.

The VT-ORG should be completed by as many staff as possible within the organisation, to help assess capacity to address employees' work-related exposure to trauma and prioritise organisational needs, and to assist in navigating the VTPAT site and the Resource Library.

The Resource Library is a vetted collection of resources that should assist organisations to develop their own action plans. It includes a range of resource types, including policy documents, evidence reviews, program descriptions, and video presentations. The project team reviews each resource, and provides a brief summary, including the evidence base for the resource, possible uses and limitations. Each resource in the library is linked to the relevant areas of the VT-ORG, and can be filtered accordingly.

Ideally, once your organisation is ready (see the Blueprint section), the results of the VT-ORG will guide you to find the relevant resources in the library. You can also freely browse and search within the library.