The Perception of Vicarious Trauma Among Master of Social Work Students

<p>Social workers are being sought out more often to treat traumatized individuals. In turn, social workers are at risk of vicarious traumatization. Vicarious trauma is a form of indirect trauma that may occur by working with traumatized clients. Master of Social Work (MSW) students should be educated on vicarious trauma as they will have many responsibilities when they begin their work in the field; including treating traumatized individuals. Education on vicarious trauma could lessen the risks of experiencing the pathology. The purpose of this study is to explore the perception of vicarious trauma among MSW students. Sixty-seven students from the MSW program at California State University, San Bernardino participated in this study and completed the Vicarious Trauma Questionnaire (VTQ). The study showed that on average the students scored moderate to low on each category of the questionnaire. Suggestions for future research and the social work curriculum are discussed in this project.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Social Work

Level thesis:degree_level

Project

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

School of Social Work

Year dc:date.available

2016

Author dc:creator

• Jackson, Breyana De Sha

Contributors dc:contributor

• Barragan, Armando

• social work
• MSW students
• vicarious trauma
• indirect trauma

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/344

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu:etd-1386