Mindfulness in teaching resilience to mental health providers.

Abstract

IJEMHHR • Vol. 16, No. 2 • 2014 122 Vicarious trauma and compassion fatigue are widely recognized problems among mental health providers, often leading to therapist burnout. When sufficient attention is paid to the experience and selfcare of the therapist, however, there can actually be positive outcomes for therapists working with trauma, which has been called vicarious resilience and posttraumatic growth, among other terms (Hernández, Engstrom, & Gangsei, 2010).