Primary & Secondary Traumatic Stress

Staff may be at risk for directly experiencing trauma (primary trauma) or be exposed to traumatic material such as seeing the impacts of trauma on their clients and hearing or reading stories about trauma experienced by children, youth, or families (secondary trauma). Strategies to support workforce safety, effectiveness, and resilience are in place within the organization. Additionally, staff is supported to engage in individual strategies to build resilience.

  • Organizational Support & Turnover Intention

    Primary & Secondary Traumatic Stress
    National Child Welfare Workforce Institute (NCWWI)
    Child Welfare

    This one-page summary outlines critical findings and implications from a study that examined leader-member exchange (the relationship between supervisors and caseworkers) and perceived organizational support in mediating turnover intention and role stress (Kim, A., & Mor Barak, M.E. (2015).

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