Breaking down Vicarious Trauma: Supporting Trauma Workers Who Work among Survivors of Sex Trafficking in India
- Title
- Breaking down Vicarious Trauma: Supporting Trauma Workers Who Work among Survivors of Sex Trafficking in India
- Creator
- Zachariah, Anne; George, Tony Sam
- Description
- Trauma workers who work at the grassroots levels of sex trafficking rehabilitation are face to face with the survivors struggle. Their roles are essential to lay the foundations of recovery and reintegration for the survivors. This article focuses on what vicarious trauma means and how acknowledging its presence as an occupational hazard will help shape organization policies and structures in a way that empowers trauma workers to continue to bring quality work from an intentional, supported, and grounded space. 2025 Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry.
- Source
- Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry;Volume;41;Issue;4;pp.428-432
- Date
- 01-01-2025
- Publisher
- Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
- Subject
- Empowerment; trauma workers; vicarious trauma
- Coverage
- Zachariah A., Department of Psychological Sciences, Christ University, Karnataka, Bengaluru, India; George T.S., Department of Psychological Sciences, Christ University, Karnataka, Bengaluru, India
- Rights
- All Open Access; Gold Open Access
- Relation
- ISSN: 9719962; CODEN: ISPSE
- Format
- online
- Language
- English
- Type
- Article
Collection
Citation
Zachariah, Anne; George, Tony Sam, “Breaking down Vicarious Trauma: Supporting Trauma Workers Who Work among Survivors of Sex Trafficking in India,” CHRIST (Deemed To Be University) Institutional Repository, accessed June 18, 2026, https://archives.christuniversity.in/items/show/23609.