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Secondary traumatic stress is the stress or trauma symptoms that a professional may experience as a result of working with children and families who themselves have been traumatized. It is also referred to as secondary trauma or vicarious trauma. Secondary traumatic stress can impact the quality of services caseworkers or agencies provide to the children, youth, and families they serve. In this episode, three veteran child welfare professionals discuss and provide examples about how to help child welfare professionals cope with secondary traumatic stress.

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