Therapists Who Experience Trauma and Their Ability to Treat Patients Who Are Experiencing Trauma
Faculty Mentor
Marquis Chandler
Major/Area of Research
Social Work
Description
INTRODUCTION: Social workers are the superheroes of the community. Social workers take on tasks that support the underserved, underprivileged, disadvantaged, poverty stricken and will fight at city hall and the white house of representatives to fight for justice of the people who have the highest needs. Social workers also are human. They experience their own life challenges that can mirror some of the challenges they face with their clients. When this occurs, social workers may need time to address their individual issues of loss, grief, and trauma. Failure to do so will result in their inability to successfully function and be of any support to their clients and the agency/program/hospital/community services venue they are representing.
METHOD: The methodology used is an examination of literature to understand the best beneficial candidates of therapeutic treatment that would produce the best outcomes when working with diverse populations and people of color. The author was curious to learn from the literature, whether clients should be matched with therapists who may be able to somewhat relate with some of their issues of concern such as, people of color treating clients of color. There has been examination of this in the research and there appears to be support in regard to clients feeling more comfortable when working with someone they feel can somewhat relate to or understand them, whether real or perceived.
CONCLUSION: Examination of social workers taking care of their own mental health, so they are able to be present, give best practice and collaboratively produce the best outcomes for their clients is the highest level of achievement for all. The author examined ways, in the literature, to achieve best practice and outcomes for both the clients and the clinicians.
Therapists Who Experience Trauma and Their Ability to Treat Patients Who Are Experiencing Trauma
INTRODUCTION: Social workers are the superheroes of the community. Social workers take on tasks that support the underserved, underprivileged, disadvantaged, poverty stricken and will fight at city hall and the white house of representatives to fight for justice of the people who have the highest needs. Social workers also are human. They experience their own life challenges that can mirror some of the challenges they face with their clients. When this occurs, social workers may need time to address their individual issues of loss, grief, and trauma. Failure to do so will result in their inability to successfully function and be of any support to their clients and the agency/program/hospital/community services venue they are representing.
METHOD: The methodology used is an examination of literature to understand the best beneficial candidates of therapeutic treatment that would produce the best outcomes when working with diverse populations and people of color. The author was curious to learn from the literature, whether clients should be matched with therapists who may be able to somewhat relate with some of their issues of concern such as, people of color treating clients of color. There has been examination of this in the research and there appears to be support in regard to clients feeling more comfortable when working with someone they feel can somewhat relate to or understand them, whether real or perceived.
CONCLUSION: Examination of social workers taking care of their own mental health, so they are able to be present, give best practice and collaboratively produce the best outcomes for their clients is the highest level of achievement for all. The author examined ways, in the literature, to achieve best practice and outcomes for both the clients and the clinicians.