NDLI: Secondary Trauma and Local Mental Health Professionals in Post Conflict Sierra Leone

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Author	Akinsulure Smith, Adeyinka M. Keatley, Eva
Copyright Year	2013
Abstract	This pilot study explores the impact of secondary stress on the emotional well-being of local mental health professionals (N = 44) in Sierra Leone, a country recovering from a brutal civil war, while examining the types of training and support offered to these professionals by their organizations. While age and number of different types of traumatizing life events to which a professional was exposed was significantly associated with emotional well-being (r(33) = −.39, p = .02 and r(33) = .33, p = .05 respectively), traumatizing life events did not predict depression or PTSD and work-related stress was not found to predict any symptoms. The results are discussed in light of challenges faced by local mental health professionals who work with a traumatized population while dealing with their own conflict-related experiences and their professional and organizational support systems. Implications for future research and self-care strategies are also highlighted.
Starting Page	125
Ending Page	135
Page Count	11
File Format	PDF
ISSN	01650653
Journal	International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling
Volume Number	36
Issue Number	2
e-ISSN	15733246
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2013-09-05
Publisher Place	Boston
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Local mental health professionals Armed conflict Trauma Africa Psychotherapy and Counseling Clinical Psychology Industrial, Organisational and Economic Psychology Psychological Methods/Evaluation
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Education Applied Psychology

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