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Understanding secondary traumatic stress

This AdoptUSKids webinar for parent support group leaders discusses how to recognize the signs of secondary traumatic stress in yourself using self-assessment and concrete strategies to help you and your group members manage vicarious trauma.

The presenter—an experienced adoptive parent and group leader—shares self-care techniques to avoid burnout and ways to respond to signs of secondary traumatic stress when they present in your group.

Year presented: 2020

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Understanding Secondary Traumatic Stress for Parent Group Leaders

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Presentation slides (4.4 MB PDF)

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AdoptUSKids authors include experts in child welfare, communications, evaluation, and/or technology from across the United States. Together, they drive the AdoptUSKids project, as it supports foster and adoptive families, raises awareness about the nationwide need for more of these families, and provides resources to child welfare systems and professionals.

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