Date of Award
5-13-2011
Document type
dissertation
Access Type
Open Access Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Education (EdD)
Degree Program
Education (also CAGS)
First Advisor
Sharon F. Rallis
Second Advisor
Kim Whitehead
Third Advisor
Alexandrina Deschamps
Subject Categories
Disability and Equity in Education | Education
Abstract
This study investigates the “the cost of caring” (Figley, 1995) for educators who teach and work with traumatized children; that is children who live in challenging social environments with ongoing stressors, such as family physical abuse, sexual assault, neglect, community violence, bereavement and loss issues, parental mental health and substance abuse, and homelessness. This study examines the theoretical framework of Secondary Traumatic Stress (STS). The phenomenon of STS has been investigated in depth for professionals, such as social workers, counselors/therapists, hotline/crisis workers, law enforcement officers, nurses, emergency medical technicians/paramedics, firefighters, and disaster relief workers (Bride et al, 2007). This study explores how teachers address the emotional stressors of teaching traumatized children, the impact of their work on them both personally and professionally, if teachers are able to incorporate self-care strategies, and explores the applicability of STS to elementary educators
DOI
https://doi.org/10.7275/2176393
Recommended Citation
Hill, Anthony C., "The Cost of Caring: An Investigation in the Effects of Teaching Traumatized Children in Urban Elementary Settings" (2011). Open Access Dissertations. 388.
https://doi.org/10.7275/2176393
https://scholarworks.umass.edu/open_access_dissertations/388