Bringing awareness to the hidden impact of trauma on the minds and bodies of those who serve others.

Vicarious Trauma Assessment

Repeated exposure to trauma can change the way we think, feel and cope - often without us realizing it.

This 5 minute assessment is designed to help you recognize patterns commonly associated with vicarious trauma.

This is for education purposes only and is not a diagnostic tool

Thoughts:

Replaying work situations after your shift has ended

Difficulty shutting your brain off

Overthink decisions

Find yourself expecting something bad to happen

Behaviors

Chaos feels better than calm

You stay busy all the time

You feel the need to control or have a plan at all times

You feel overwhelmed easily with decision and expectations when you are outside of work

You notice a tend to isolate yourself from others

Emotions

I feel numb and disconnected

I am easily irritated

I have little patience for things when I am outside of work

I feel like no one understands me

I feel like there is so much pressure on me all the time

Mood and stress

I am tired all the time but can't sleep

I sleep all the time and have no energy

My head feels full all the time

First Name

Last Name

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