Description: Created by the US Vicarious Trauma Toolkit, these guidelines outline the importance of addressing vicarious trauma to mitigate turnover, low productivity, and poor organisational health.
What's the evidence base for this resource: This was developed by the US Vicarious Trauma Toolkit so we are confident in it being a reliable source of information.
Potential uses and limitations: Useful for managers to frame the importance of vicarious trauma-informed organisational policies and procedures. A limitation is that it does not give any concrete examples of policies, procedures, or practices to prevent vicarious trauma.
Where it comes from: The US Vicarious Trauma Toolkit.
The CPSU gratefully acknowledges the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office for Victims of Crime, for allowing us to reproduce. in whole, the Guidelines for a Vicarious Trauma-Informed Organization: Making the Business Case. This article was prepared by the Office for Victims of Crime.
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