Edelkott Noëmi, Engstrom David W, Hernandez-Wolfe Pilar, Gangsei David
School of Social Work.
Marriage, Couple, & Family Therapy Program.
Am J Orthopsychiatry. 2016;86(6):713-724. doi: 10.1037/ort0000180. Epub 2016 Jun 20.
This article presents results from a qualitative study further exploring the concept of vicarious resilience. Thirteen therapists working with survivors of torture in 3 different locations were interviewed to better understand the complexities and variations of vicarious resilience. The analysis focuses on the therapists' perception of clients' resilience and the therapists' awareness of how this affects the therapists themselves. Four major themes emerge: change in the therapists' self-perception and their general outlook on the world, altered spirituality, modified thoughts about self-care, and new views on trauma work and connecting with clients. The results suggest that vicarious resilience can significantly influence therapists' personal lives as well as their therapeutic work. Therapists employing a strengths-based approach seem to be affected more by vicarious resilience. The results are situated within the growing body of literature that documents the positive effect of trauma work on therapists. The development of training curricula for strengthening therapists' awareness of vicarious resilience is recommended. (PsycINFO Database Record
本文呈现了一项定性研究的结果，该研究进一步探究了替代性复原力的概念。对在3个不同地点为酷刑幸存者提供服务的13名治疗师进行了访谈，以更好地理解替代性复原力的复杂性和多样性。分析聚焦于治疗师对客户复原力的认知以及治疗师对其如何影响自身的意识。出现了四个主要主题：治疗师自我认知的改变及其对世界的总体看法、精神性的改变、对自我关怀的看法转变以及对创伤治疗工作和与客户建立联系的新观点。结果表明，替代性复原力会显著影响治疗师的个人生活以及他们的治疗工作。采用基于优势方法的治疗师似乎受替代性复原力的影响更大。这些结果处于越来越多记录创伤治疗工作对治疗师积极影响的文献之中。建议开发培训课程以增强治疗师对替代性复原力的认识。（PsycINFO数据库记录
