Cultivating a Trauma-Informed Behavioral Health Workforce

• By: Jill Mastrandrea, LMHC, CASAC New York Psychotherapy and Counseling Center (NYPCC)
• September 29th, 2025
• behavioral health workforce, burnout prevention, Fall 2025 Issue, organizational culture, peer support networks, secondary traumatic stress, staff wellness, supervision and support, trauma-informed care
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Creating a trauma-informed behavioral health workforce is both a moral imperative and a practical necessity in today’s demanding care landscape. Understanding the concept requires recognizing its foundation: a workforce committed to safety, trust, empowerment, collaboration, peer support, and...

Utilizing Trauma-Informed Care to Address Trauma Reactions in Staff: Potential Impacts on Retention

• By: Crystal Taylor-Dietz, PsyD Devereux
• July 2nd, 2021
• compassion fatigue, compassion satisfaction, research, secondary traumatic stress, self-care, staff retention, Summer 2021 Issue, trauma, trauma-informed care, vicarious trauma, workforce
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In our current sociocultural climate, we have been hearing the term “trauma” discussed more frequently, not only in healthcare, but in a variety of environments and social circles. This shift signifies a changing of the guard, as there is now a social and professional movement toward...

Secondary Traumatic Stress: A Key Piece of the Conversation

• By: Amy Petersen, LCSW Vibrant Emotional Health
• July 2nd, 2021
• mental health, secondary traumatic stress, self-care, staff, stress, Summer 2021 Issue, trauma
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The personal impact of being in the helping profession never crossed my mind when I was in graduate school on my way to becoming a social worker. My focus was on gleaning what I could from my professors and building what I hoped would be the most complete set of clinical skills. I was unaware at...