DOMAIN 4: SECONDARY TRAUMATIC STRESS–INFORMED LEADERSHIP
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Strategies for Leaders:
- Regularly share information about STS with either your board of directors, or the larger organization/system that you are a part of, for example, if your CAC is hospital- or government-based, so that there is support for the organizational strategies needed to address STS.
Implementation Resources:
Fact Sheets
- “Secondary Traumatic Stress: A Fact Sheet for Child-Serving Professionals,” from the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN). The fact sheet provides an overview of STS, how STS appears in professionals, who is at risk, and strategies for prevention and intervention.
Publications
- “The Business Case for a Comprehensive Organizational Health and Workplace Wellness Program,” an article from Tend Academy that outlines the consequences (poor service delivery, turnover, low productivity) for organizations that don’t address organizational health and well-being for their leaders and staff.
- “The ROI in workplace mental health programs: Good for people, good for business” is a 36-page report prepared by Deloitte Development LLC that provides information on the impacts of not addressing the mental health of the workforce. While it is not specific to STS, much of the business case that is laid out illustrates the negative impacts of not supporting staff on addressing STS, which can lead to post-traumatic stress disorder or other mental health conditions.
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