Description: PhD (Social Work) thesis: meta-analysis and systematic review of interventions to reduce compassion fatigue, secondary traumatic stress, and vicarious trauma. The key finding was the lack of quality evidence regarding 'what works' for those interventions designed to target symptoms of individual mental health workers.
What's the evidence base for this resource: As this was approved as meeting the requirements of a PhD dissertation, we can be confident the material is reliable.
Potential uses and limitations: The author notes that "it was alarming that only two studies met the inclusion criteria". In other words, they found a lack of rigorously conducted evaluations of the effectiveness of interventions.
Where it comes from: Loyola University, Chicago
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