Vicarious resilience: traversing the path from client to clinician through a search for meaning.

IF 2.1 4区社会学 Q1 SOCIAL WORK

Social Work in Health Care Pub Date : 2022-01-01 Epub Date: 2022-10-12 DOI:10.1080/00981389.2022.2134274

Sophia Tsesmelis Piccolino

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Abstract

Life-threatening illness such as cancer may lead to existential distress, fears about dying, and questioning our legacy and impact on those around us. Building on the foundation of meaning-focused interventions in cancer care and the significance of the therapeutic alliance, the paradigm of vicarious resilience can inform oncology social work, serving as a means of growth, resilience, and self-care for clinicians. Vicarious resilience is the strength clinicians may experience through clients' resilience in facing adversity, and the meaning that practitioners can gain from supporting individuals through traumatic situations, namely life-threatening illness. Social workers in the field of oncology are at risk for vicarious traumatization and compassion fatigue, as they walk alongside clients through suffering and loss, while also positioned to experience vicarious resilience and meaning through the resilience displayed by clients. This paper will examine the potential benefits of vicarious resilience in the field, and through enhancing psychoeducation and incorporating it into training and supervision, it can be brought to the fore as a paradigm in cancer care, offering a means to support practitioners. A case study involving a composite client navigating her cancer journey will be shared, illustrating the companionship and vicarious resilience through the oncology social work relationship.

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替代弹性:通过寻找意义，从客户到临床医生。

癌症等危及生命的疾病可能会导致存在的痛苦，对死亡的恐惧，质疑我们的遗产和对我们周围人的影响。建立在癌症护理中以意义为中心的干预和治疗联盟的重要性的基础上，替代弹性的范式可以为肿瘤社会工作提供信息，作为临床医生成长，弹性和自我保健的手段。替代弹性是临床医生可能从客户面对逆境的弹性中体验到的力量，以及从业者可以从支持个人度过创伤情况(即危及生命的疾病)中获得的意义。肿瘤学领域的社会工作者面临着间接创伤和同情疲劳的风险，因为他们与客户一起经历痛苦和损失，同时也要通过客户表现出的韧性来体验间接的韧性和意义。本文将研究替代弹性在该领域的潜在好处，并通过加强心理教育并将其纳入培训和监督，它可以作为癌症护理的范例脱颖而出，为从业者提供一种支持手段。将分享一个涉及复合客户在癌症之旅中的案例研究，说明通过肿瘤社会工作关系的陪伴和替代弹性。

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Social Work in Health Care SOCIAL WORK-

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3.80

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期刊介绍： Devoted to social work theory, practice, and administration in a wide variety of health care settings, this journal gives you the tools to improve your practice while keeping you up-to-date with the latest crucial information. Social Work in Health Care is edited by Gary Rosenberg, PhD, one of the most respected leaders in health social work. This creative, lively journal brings you the most important articles on research, leadership, clinical practice, management, education, collaborative relationships, social health policy, and ethical issues from the most respected experts in the field. The journal"s special issues comprehensively discuss a single pertinent health care theme.