SupportNet for Frontline Behavioral Health Providers

Abstract

SupportNet aims to assess the level of secondary trauma and job burnout among military behavioral health providers and to provide a pilot support system for providers working at with military trauma survivors. In the second year of the project, we completed the initial survey and data analysis of behavioral health providers and have designed the internet and in-person portions of the intervention. Secondary trauma is a serious issue and occurs when caretakers are continually exposed to extensive traumatic material on an on-going basis. Symptoms of secondary trauma are similar to Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and can influence ability to engage in the therapeutic process with clients, irritability, and emotional numbing. Secondary traumatization may also lead to severe burnout and turnover.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA602122

Entities

People

  • Charles Benight
  • Frederick T Gibson
  • Judith Bock
  • Kotaro Shoji
  • Lisa Decker
  • Roman Cieślak
  • Valerie Anderson

Organizations

  • University of Colorado, at Colorado Springs

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Brain Injuries
  • Combat Injuries
  • Data Analysis
  • Employment
  • Factor Analysis
  • Health Services
  • Human Behavior
  • Information Science
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Medicine
  • Network Science
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychological Adaptation
  • Psychological Phenomena And Processes
  • Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Surveys

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

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  • Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse Science in Autism Spectrum Disorders.
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