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.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 30, 2014
Accession Number
ADA610690

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

  • Data Analysis
  • Demography
  • Department Of Defense
  • Descriptive Analytics
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Electronic Mail
  • Health Services
  • Internet
  • Medical Personnel
  • Mental Health
  • Military Personnel
  • Organizational Structure
  • Psychological Phenomena And Processes
  • Psychology
  • Public Health
  • Societies
  • Statistics

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Psychological Intervention/Treatment for Stress, Anxiety, PTSD, and Related Emotional and Cognitive Health Symptoms.