David Kaye
Director and Professor of Australian Trauma Research Insti-tute LTD, St Pancras Hospital, London, NW1, OPE and Con¬sultant Psychologist, Online Therapy Clinic, UK
Publications
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Short Communication
Vicarious Trauma: The Next Pandemic?
Author(s): David Kaye
Vicarious Trauma (VT) is ubiquitous and may be defined as the cumulative impact on the therapist of repeated exposure to trau- matic client imagery and material. Therefore, VT may be viewed as a natural and inevitable consequence of working with trauma clients. Although only a relatively new area of study, findings sug- gest that VT effects can have a profound impact on both personal and professional domains of functioning... Read More»

