ACA -CCPA 2016 Conference & Expo

ID #263-Vicarious Traumatization: The Role of Mindfulness in Trauma Counselors’ Awareness (Room 518A)

02 Apr 16
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Tracks: Counselor Education, Wellness

Speaker(s): Charles Jacob, Assistant Professor, La Salle University; Djouher Bessai, Doctoral Student, La Salle University; Stephanie Ruggiero, Doctoral Student, La Salle University; Azlen Theobald, Doctoral Student, La Salle University

Counselors working with trauma survivors may acquire maladaptive cognitive schemas regarding self, others, and the world that may facilitate pervasive and long-term negative psychological effects. Through the exploration of 73 psychotherapists’ responses to the Trauma Attachment and Beliefs Scale and the Cognitive and Affective Mindfulness Scale–Revised, this session explores the use of mindfulness-based activities for clinicians regularly exposed to trauma-focused client narratives.