Soul Pain
The Hidden Toll of Working With Survivors of Physical and Sexual Violence
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3210907 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sarah L Jirek (0000-0002-1737-7643, Westmont College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Publication date | 2015-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | SAGE Open (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2158-2440 • E-ISSN: 2158-2440 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/2158244015597905 |
| OpenAlex | W2579693013 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 75 |
This study extends prior research on vicarious traumatization and emotion management by exploring a deeper, more life-altering effect of working with traumatized clients-namely, "soul pain." Analyses of in-depth interviews with 29 advocates working with survivors of physical and sexual violence reveal that, as a direct consequence of hearing countless stories of human brutality, some staff members experience a profound wounding of their spirit. This finding expands our understanding of the occupational hazards of the helping professions by revealing another dimension of advocates' lives-that of the soul or spirit-that may be affected by their work with trauma survivors
Epistemology · Psychotherapist · Soul · Emotional Labor in Professions · Emotions and Moral Behavior · Employment and Welfare Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology
Specificity of identity research
Emotional labour, emotional regulation strategies, and secondary traumatic stress
The Professional Quality of Life of Domestic and Sexual Violence Advocates
Social Workers’ Encounters with Elder Abuse and Neglect
Enhancing resilience as a self-care strategy in professionals who are vicariously exposed to trauma
Debilitating Research
Emotionally Involved
Posttraumatic Growth
Facilitating Posttraumatic Growth
Vicarious traumatization
Seeking Emotional Labor
On the costs and benefits of emotional labor
Vicarious Traumatization, Secondary Traumatic Stress, and Burnout in Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Agency Staff
Vicarious Resilience
Posttraumatic growth
Exploring the Counselor's Experience of Working With Perpetrators and Survivors of Domestic Violence
Treating compassion fatigue.
Organizational Prevention of Vicarious Trauma
Coping With Compassion Fatigue
Vicarious traumatization
Gender Trials
Fast Food, Fast Talk
Writing Ethnographic Fieldnotes
The Managed Heart
Posttraumatic Growth After Breast Cancer
Posttraumatic Growth After Breast Cancer
Duty to Inform
Secondary Traumatic Stress Among Domestic Violence Advocates
Vicarious Resilience
Emotional Reactions of Rape Victim Advocates
Vicarious Trauma
Race Doesn't Matter, but
A Multiple Case Study of Rape Victim Advocates' Self‐Care Routines
Police and tragic events
Impact of Trauma Work on Social Work Clinicians
Vicarious Posttraumatic Growth in Psychotherapy
Response to Hochschild's Reply
The Socialization of Emotion
Society for Applied Anthropology
The unspoken work of general practitioner receptionists
Sympathy Work
Alienating and Liberating Emotions at Work
Shaping the Selves of Young Salespeople through Emotion Management
The Affective Consequences of Service Work
Changing faces
Emotion Work, Feeling Rules, and Social Structure
Look Good, Feel Better
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,75 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2024 (7) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |