Vicarious Secondary Trauma Burnout Compassion Fatigue

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Vicarious Trauma Questionnaire
1. What
are some ways that you have changed over time because of your work?
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2. What
sort of problems or people do you find it especially easy to empathize with?
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3. What
sort of problems or people do you find it especially hard to empathize with?
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4. What
are some ways that caring about people who have been hurt affects you?
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5. What
are some ways that colleagues’ vicarious trauma has affected you?
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6. How
does your sense of commitment and
responsibility to your work help you?
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7. Are
there ways in which your sense of commitment and responsibility to your work
might hurt you? How?
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8. What
are two ways you feel your work has had a positive influence on the way you see
the world, yourself, or what matters to you (your sense of meaning and purpose,
hope and faith)?
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9. What
are two ways you feel your work has had a negative influence on the way you see
the world, yourself, or what matters to you (your sense of meaning and purpose,
hope and faith)?
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10. If
you have struggled with vicarious trauma in the past, or feel you may be
struggling with it now, what are some ways your vicarious trauma may impact
your work?
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11. What
are three activities you do regularly or enjoy doing that can help you cope
with vicarious trauma?
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12. What
are three activities you do regularly or enjoy doing that could help you
transform vicarious trauma on a deeper level?
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13. Consider
asking people you are close to (your spouse, family members, or close friends)
the following:
a)
What have you noticed about the way I behave and
appear to feel when I’m under pressure?
b)
In what ways do you think my work has impacted
me during the last week/month/year?
c)
From your point of view, how does this most
impact you/other people whom you care about?
a)

Reflection
Now that you have filled out the questionnaire, look over
your responses and reflect on what they indicate.

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