• Imagine that you have spent years doing the work you are meant to do. It’s stressful, but you think you manage it well. You always wanted to help people. Their suffering is one of your main driving factors in choosing this path. However, you notice that you have recently started having negative feelings when you…

  • To prepare: Review the Learning Resources on the hazards of practice. View the TEDx Talk in the Learning Resources, in which Laura van Dernoot Lipsky recounts her experience with vicarious trauma. Consider the message of the talk and what resonates with you, in the context of social work practice.  Post your response to Laura van…