Participants will learn the tactics of power and control, the cycle of violence, and the effect of systematic control and violence on women, children and the communities in which they live. Understanding Vicarious Trauma Everyone who works with or around victims is affected by the trauma of victimization. The phenomenon of vicarious trauma impacts us in a dramatic and durable way. Many of us either deny that it exists or believe that it is not impacting us on a daily basis. This training explores the roots and symptoms of vicarious trauma, the parallel process, vicarious trauma's impact on the interventionist and her or his organization, its effect on the victim, and strategies for mitigating the deleterious effects.
Session is two and one-half hours.
About the trainer Cynthia J. Geissinger, MSW, is the Training Coordinator for the Colorado Organization for Victim Assistance. Ms. Geissinger received her BA from Vassar College and her Master of Social Work from Colorado State University. Ms. Geissinger counseled battered women for nearly eight years and ahs been a professional public speaker since 1987.