Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2022
DOI
10.15241/emb.12.1.49
Publication Title
The Professional Counselor
Volume
12
Issue
1
Pages
49-64
Abstract
Despite an emphasis on self-care to avoid burnout and increase compassion satisfaction within the counseling profession, there is a dearth of research on the developmental experiences of counselors that may increase the likelihood of burnout. We examined the impact of mental health counselors’ (N = 140) experiences of adverse childhood experiences and positive childhood experiences on their present rates of compassion satisfaction, burnout, and secondary traumatic stress. We used a cross-sectional, non-experimental correlational design and reported descriptive statistics as well as results of multiple regression models. Results indicated significant relationships among counselors’ rates of adverse childhood experiences, positive childhood experiences, and compassion satisfaction and burnout. We include implications for the use of both the adverse and positive childhood experiences assessments in the training of counseling students and supervisees.
Original Publication Citation
Brown, E. M., Carlisle, K. L., Burgess, M., Clark, J., & Hutcheon, A. (2022). Adverse and positive childhood experiences of clinical mental health counselors as predictors of compassion satisfaction, burnout, and secondary traumatic stress. The Professional Counselor, 12(1), 49-64. https://doi.org/10.15241/emb.12.1.49
Repository Citation
Brown, Eric M.; Carlisle, Kristy L.; Burgess, Melanie; Clark, Jacob; and Hutcheon, Ariel, "Adverse and Positive Childhood Experiences of Clinical Mental Health Counselors as Predictors of Compassion Satisfaction, Burnout, and Secondary Traumatic Stress" (2022). Counseling & Human Services Faculty Publications. 81.
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/chs_pubs/81
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