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Does Supervision Quality Predict Secondary Traumatic Stress and Vicarious Posttraumatic Growth among Clinicians-In-Training?

McGarry, Brooke
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xupsy1712851909718866

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2024, Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.), Xavier University, Psychology.
Trauma workers experience both negative and positive effects from working with individuals who have experienced trauma, which can include secondary traumatic stress (STS) and vicarious posttraumatic growth (VPTG). Some research suggests that supervision is a protective factor or an effective coping strategy for emotional distress related to trauma work (Cohen & Collens, 2013). Little is known about the existence of STS and VPTG in clinicians-in- training and the role of supervision in the occurrence of these phenomena. This study investigated the relationship between STS and VPTG, and whether quality of supervision predicts STS and VPTG among clinicians-in-training. Participants (n = 71) were students enrolled in graduate-level clinical or counseling psychology programs. Participants completed questionnaires measuring STS, VPTG, supervision quality, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). PTSD was included as a covariate due to the high rates among trainees (Victor et al., 2022), the association of PTSD with STS (Cosden et al., 2016), and PTSD functioning as the most severe form of STS (Sprang et al., 2021). Clinicians-in-training appear to be experiencing lower levels of STS and VPTG compared to providers who have graduated from their respective programs. There was a linear, positive relationship between STS and VPTG. Findings do not support quality of supervision as a predictor of STS and VPTG among clinicians-in-training.
Jennifer E. Gibson (Committee Chair)
Ginny Sprang (Committee Member)
Kim J. Rosenzweig (Committee Member)
Jennifer Phillips (Committee Member)
66 p.
Clinical Psychology; Counseling Psychology; Psychology; Psychotherapy
secondary traumatic stress; vicarious posttraumatic growth; supervision; training

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  • McGarry, B. (2024). Does Supervision Quality Predict Secondary Traumatic Stress and Vicarious Posttraumatic Growth among Clinicians-In-Training? [Doctoral dissertation, Xavier University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xupsy1712851909718866

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • McGarry, Brooke. Does Supervision Quality Predict Secondary Traumatic Stress and Vicarious Posttraumatic Growth among Clinicians-In-Training? 2024. Xavier University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xupsy1712851909718866.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • McGarry, Brooke. "Does Supervision Quality Predict Secondary Traumatic Stress and Vicarious Posttraumatic Growth among Clinicians-In-Training?" Doctoral dissertation, Xavier University, 2024. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xupsy1712851909718866

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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