Vicarious trauma: Part 3 – personal resilience

About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of vicarious trauma on health sector workers and offers tools for building personal resilience.

Working to support the wellbeing of others can be immensely rewarding, and a real motivator for why we work in the health sector. But over time, exposure to the suffering of others - particularly those in mental distress and at the risk of suicide - can impact our own wellbeing and how we feel, including experiencing vicarious trauma. In 2025, NHS Sussex developed training that looks at the different ways we can keep ourselves and our colleagues safe. The training provides an overview of vicarious trauma and is made up of three complimentary sections, looking at different aspects of personal resilience, workplace wellbeing and reflective practice. In this session, Liz Tucker and Eleanor Clarke discuss the importance of building a daily resilience practice. They provide clear and effective tools that you can use at any point during your working day - whether working in-person or remote - to help improve your overall wellbeing. Disclaimer: Thank you for listening to this Royal College of Psychiatrists CPD eLearning podcast. This podcast provides information, not advice. The content in this podcast is provided for general information only and is not intended to, and does not amount…

People in this episode

Host: Royal College of Psychiatrists

Guests: Liz Tucker, Eleanor Clarke

Topics covered

• vicarious trauma
• personal resilience
• workplace wellbeing
• mental health
• reflective practice

Keywords

• vicarious trauma
• personal resilience
• wellbeing
• mental distress
• workplace wellbeing
• reflective practice
• NHS training

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NHS Sussex

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