DiVasto P, Kaufman A, Jackson R, Ballen L, Seymour D, Duphorne P
J Community Health. 1980 Spring;5(3):204-8. doi: 10.1007/BF01323992.
Students in the health professions are working with a variety of anxiety-provoking patients, such as victims of child abuse or sexual assault, suicidal and terminally ill patients. Faculty have a responsibility to assist these students in maximizing the growth potential of the experience. This study, involving 22 female and three male students at the University of New Mexico Colleges of Nursing and Medicine, examines the effects of such an experience. Each participant worked on a Sexual Assault Response Team at the Bernalillo County Medical Center for an average of 8.6 months; each saw an average of 16 rape victims for whom they provided counseling services and assisted in medical care and gathering evidence. All of the students reported heightened awareness of their own vulnerability. They began to develop cognitive and behavioral strategies to cope with the possibility of being raped. Approximately one third of the subjects developed symptoms similar to those experienced by rape victims. Those who did not develop symptoms attributed it to being able to work through their feelings at team meetings. Students became more aware of their attitudes toward rape victims, both positive and negative. Moreover, the most significant change they experienced was in their own perception of themselves as care givers; they felt more confident and competent, both in medical and counseling areas. Faculty are encouraged to meet weekly with students involved in such experiences.
健康专业的学生与各种引发焦虑的患者打交道，比如儿童虐待或性侵犯的受害者、有自杀倾向的患者以及绝症患者。教师有责任帮助这些学生最大限度地挖掘这种经历的成长潜力。这项研究涉及新墨西哥大学护理学院和医学院的22名女生和3名男生，考察了这种经历的影响。每位参与者在伯纳利洛县医疗中心的性侵犯应对小组工作，平均时长为8.6个月；每人平均接待16名强奸受害者，为其提供咨询服务、协助医疗护理并收集证据。所有学生都表示，他们对自身脆弱性的认识有所提高。他们开始制定认知和行为策略，以应对遭受强奸的可能性。约三分之一的受试者出现了与强奸受害者类似的症状。那些没有出现症状的人将其归因于能够在小组会议上梳理自己的感受。学生们对强奸受害者的态度，无论是积极的还是消极的，都有了更深刻的认识。此外，他们经历的最显著变化是对自己作为护理人员的认知；他们在医疗和咨询领域都感到更自信、更有能力。鼓励教师每周与参与此类经历的学生见面。
