Self-Care Strategies and Barriers among Female Service Providers Working with Female Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence

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  • Taslim Alani Lakehead University
  • Mirella Stroink Lakehead University

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self-care##common.commaListSeparator## burnout prevention##common.commaListSeparator## vicarious trauma

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Research has made several links between work-related stress and emotional exhaustion or burnout. What have been less often explored are what strategies are used and the perceived benefits of self-care among individuals. The present study sought to better understand the perceived value of self-care and how it is employed in a sample of female service providers working with female survivors of domestic violence. Participants (n = 7) included women who work in a variety of mental health and supportive counselling roles. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis and led to the identification of 14 themes related to how well-being is affected by counsellors’ work, barriers to their self-care, and self-care strategies. Implications of the findings are included within the article.

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    Doctoral Student in Clinical Psychology

    Lakehead University

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    Associate Professor

    Department of Psychology

    Lakehead University

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2015-10-02

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##issue.vol## 49 ##issue.no## 4 (2015): Regular issue

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Articles/ Articles

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Copyright is retained by the Canadian Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy.

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Self-Care Strategies and Barriers among Female Service Providers Working with Female Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence. (2015). Canadian Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy, 49(4). https://dev.journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/rcc/article/view/61051