Burnout and secondary traumatic stress in staff working with people with intellectual disabilities: The role of adverse childhood experiences, resilience and trauma-informed organisational climate

Mercer, Louise, Cookson, Alex, Mueller-Myhsok, Bertram ORCID: 0000-0002-0719-101X and van Vuuren, Julie (2023) Burnout and secondary traumatic stress in staff working with people with intellectual disabilities: The role of adverse childhood experiences, resilience and trauma-informed organisational climate. JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH IN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES, 36 (6). pp. 1297-1307.

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jar.13148

Abstract

<h4>Background</h4>There has been extensive research into adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), however, less consideration has been given to the prevalence and impact of ACEs for staff working with people with intellectual disabilities.<h4>Method</h4>Participants were staff employed by agencies that care for people with intellectual disabilities. An online survey collected demographic information and measures of ACEs, resilience, trauma-informed organisational climate, burnout and secondary traumatic stress. Correlation, regression, mediation and moderation analyses were used.<h4>Results</h4>81.7% of 109 participants had experienced at least one ACE. Burnout, secondary traumatic stress and resilience were greater in the present study than in comparable samples. Trauma-informed organisational climate significantly predicted burnout and secondary traumatic stress. Resilience significantly predicted burnout.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Staff working with people with intellectual disabilities are likely to have experienced ACEs. Working in a trauma-informed organisational climate and resilience may be effective avenues for reducing burnout and secondary traumatic stress.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	adverse childhood experiences, burnout, resilience trauma-informed care, secondary traumatic stress, staff wellbeing
Divisions:	Faculty of Health and Life Sciences Faculty of Health and Life Sciences > Institute of Population Health
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	26 Sep 2023 08:58
Last Modified:	27 Oct 2023 09:43
DOI:	10.1111/jar.13148
Open Access URL:	https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.13148
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3173043