Future of the Profession

SUFFERING THROUGH SERVICE: Vicarious trauma comes with the campus housing job.
by Jill Bassett-Cameron

Regardless of the incident, higher education professionals are trained to assess and evaluate the situation before utilizing institutional protocols, ensuring compliance, and limiting liability. Additionally, they strive to do so with care, compassion, resources, options, and empathy, all while utilizing the framework of student development theories ingrained through their educational background, lived experiences, and training. But after completing the required reports and case notes, how often do they ask themselves, “How am I doing?”

(Talking Stick, July+August 2023)

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