Duquesne
Substance Use Helpers: An Exploration into the Relationship Between Professional Quality of Life and Posttraumatic Growth
Abstract
dc:description.abstract<p>There has been limited research on the potential for substance use helpers to have positive experiences as a result of their therapeutic work, previous research on the field of substance use treatment and the impact of working with individuals whom struggle with substance use disorders has been explored. The purpose of this study was to determine if a relationship exists between substance use helpers’ professional quality of life (compassion satisfaction, secondary traumatic stress, and burnout) with posttraumatic growth. In addition, this study also sought to determine if a relationship exists between personal and professional characteristics of substance use helpers and posttraumatic growth. Suggestions for future research include exploration of specific personal and environmental characteristics such as length of employment, location (rural vs urban), level of care (residential vs outpatient), and how these may contribute to experiences of posttraumatic growth. Additionally, comparisons of substance use helping professionals’ experiences of posttraumatic growth with other helping populations could provide further insights into contributing factors to positive outcomes in vicarious experiences.</p>
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- PhD
- Level thesis:degree_level
- Immediate Access
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Counselor Education and Supervision (ExCES)
- Year dc:date.available
- 2019
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Haggerty, Denise
- Contributors dc:contributor
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- Debra Hyatt-Burkhart, PhD
- Gibbs Kanyongo, PhD
- Yih-Hsing Liu, PhD
Subjects
dc:subject × 10Rights
- Language dc:language
- English
Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Repository record dc:identifier
- https://dsc.duq.edu/etd/1763
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:dsc.duq.edu:etd-2770