Learning How to Navigate Secondary Traumatic Stress in the Helping Professions

In this article, CASAT Learning presenter Fabricia Prado, LCSW, shares lessons from her lived-in experience and recovery from secondary traumatic stress including:

1. Ask for help. Reach out anyway you can.
2. Do not discount external and bureaucratic factors.
3. Examine codependence and perfectionism.
4. Learn about Trauma-Informed care and avoidance of re-traumatization.
5. Engage in spiritual inquiry.
6. Deepen your knowledge, get consultation and mentorship, and achieve optimal attachment.

Read the full article at: https://www.resilientga.org/post/learning-how-to-navigate-secondary-traumatic-stress-in-the-helping-professions