Burnout
Hawkins, Patricia & Halprin, Robin. “Why Workers are Wearing Out”, Update on Human Behavior, 7.4 (1987).
Secondary Trauma
Pearlman, Laurie Anne & Saakvitne, Karen W. Trauma and the Therapist: Countertransference and Vicarious Traumatization in Psychotherapy with Incest Survivors. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1995.
Vicarious Trauma
Pearlman, Laurie Anne & Saakvitne, Karen W. Trauma and the Therapist: Countertransference and Vicarious Traumatization in Psychotherapy with Incest Survivors. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1995.
Compassion Fatigue
Figley, Charles. Compassion Fatigue: Coping with Secondary Stress Disorder in Those Who Treat the Traumatized. Levittown: Brunner/Mazel, 1995.
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No matter how skilled an investigator is, exposure to child pornography is toxic. Creating ethical work structures and prevention requires we do all we can to keep those who do this important work healthy and able to manage the stress.
-Cordelia Anderson