Vad hjälper hjälparen?: Vad upplever erfarna EMDR-terapeuter som riskfaktorer respektive skyddande faktorer vid traumabehandling What does the helper help?: What experienced EMDR therapists experience as risk factors and protective factors in trauma treatment
Description
Eye Movement, Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) är en evidensbaserad behandling som framförallt erbjuds patienter med Post Traumatiskt Stressyndrom (PTSD) i Sverige. Psykoterapeuter som arbetar med dessa svårt traumatiserade patienter kan vara utsatta för allvarliga hälsorisker. Syftet med studien är att undersöka hur EMDR-utbildade psykoterapeuter upplever sitt behandlingsarbete med traumatiserade patienter, avseende psykologiska risker och skyddsfaktorer för hälsan. Undersökningen gjordes genom semistrukturerade intervjuer av sex EMDR-terapeuter enligt kvalitativ metod. Med hjälp av tematisk analys har teman gällande exempelvis arbetsbelastning, handledningsbehov och framgångsupplevelser av EMDR-metoden kunnat skönjas. Undersökningen visar att flertalet av psykoterapeuterna har upplevt risker i form av upplevd psykisk stress med arbetet, men att de också funnit robusta, skyddande och stärkande faktorer i såväl arbetssituationen, som i privatlivet.
Eye Movement, Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is an evidence based treatment that is offered primarily to patients suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome (PTSD). Psychotherapists who treat these severely traumatized patients are at risk for further health concerns compared to other therapists. This essay aims towards examining how EMDR- therapists perceive the risks that EMDR-therapy with traumatized patients can affect the therapist, and the protective factors that makes the treatment possible to continue with. The study was conducted through semistructured interviews with six EMDR-therapists, based on a qualitative method. With the help of thematic analysis, themes such as workload, need of guidance and successful experiences concerning EMDR has been found. The study also shows that many of the informants has experienced risk factors such as mental stress concerning work, but also robust, protective and strengthening factors at the work place and in private life.
Eye Movement, Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is an evidence based treatment that is offered primarily to patients suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome (PTSD). Psychotherapists who treat these severely traumatized patients are at risk for further health concerns compared to other therapists. This essay aims towards examining how EMDR- therapists perceive the risks that EMDR-therapy with traumatized patients can affect the therapist, and the protective factors that makes the treatment possible to continue with. The study was conducted through semistructured interviews with six EMDR-therapists, based on a qualitative method. With the help of thematic analysis, themes such as workload, need of guidance and successful experiences concerning EMDR has been found. The study also shows that many of the informants has experienced risk factors such as mental stress concerning work, but also robust, protective and strengthening factors at the work place and in private life.
Format
Dissertation/Thesis
Language
Swedish
Original Work Citation
Sundberg, A. (2015). [What does the helper help?: What experienced EMDR therapists experience as risk factors and protective factors in trauma treatment]. (Master's thesis, Ersta Sköndal University College). Swedish
Citation
“Vad hjälper hjälparen?: Vad upplever erfarna EMDR-terapeuter som riskfaktorer respektive skyddande faktorer vid traumabehandling What does the helper help?: What experienced EMDR therapists experience as risk factors and protective factors in trauma treatment,” Francine Shapiro Library, accessed April 27, 2024, https://francineshapirolibrary.omeka.net/items/show/28594.