caa a22 4500 606211365 CHVBK 20210128101037.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150301xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10615-014-0499-9 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10615-014-0499-9 "Common-Fate”: Therapists' Benefits and Perils in Conducting Child Therapy Following the Shared Traumatic Reality of War [Elektronische Daten] [Esther Cohen, Dorit Roer-Strier, Mazal Menachem, Shira Fingher-Amitai, Nitzan Israeli] In this study we examine the experiences of 70 therapists who treated children identified as suffering from posttraumatic distress following the shared traumatic reality of war (the Second Lebanon War between Israel and Hezbollah). The data are based mainly on qualitative research methods: focus groups, therapy narratives, and "member-checking” interviews, supplemented by quantitative data from questionnaires. Nearly all the therapists reported being affected by the war and half of them reported additional vicarious traumatization resulting from exposure to the children's experiences. Therapy work with children was experienced as particularly challenging, yet involving high levels of work satisfaction. The perception of an intergenerational and concurrent "common-fate” between the therapists and the children contributed to increased empathy and the forming of an emotionally intense and care-giving relationship with the children. The therapy focused mostly on emphasizing the children's strengths and building strategies for coping, and provided the therapists with a sense of agency and helpfulness. It also allowed the therapists an opportunity to rework their own traumatic childhood memories that tended to emerge unexpectedly during the sessions. Concurrently, posttraumatic distress experienced by the therapists seemed to present a potential barrier for their therapeutic availability and to lead to a defensive avoidance of the children's painful memories. Therapists found the work itself, in addition to the use of individual psychotherapy, supervision, and peer-support to be helpful in coping with their primary and secondary traumatic reactions. Springer Science+Business Media New York, 2014 Shared traumatic reality nationallicence Child therapists nationallicence Common fate nationallicence Child therapy nationallicence Post-traumatic distress nationallicence War nationallicence Avoidance nationallicence Cohen Esther School of Education, The Hebrew University, Mount Scopus, 91905, Jerusalem, Israel aut Roer-Strier Dorit School of Social Work, The Hebrew University, Mount Scopus, 91905, Jerusalem, Israel aut Menachem Mazal School Psychology Service, Ministry of Education, Jerusalem, Israel aut Fingher-Amitai Shira Ha'amakim Community Mental Health Center, Gilboa, Israel aut Israeli Nitzan Summit Institute for Psychosocial Rehabilitation, Jerusalem, Israel aut Clinical Social Work Journal Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 43/1(2015-03-01), 77-88 0091-1674 43:1<77 2015 43 10615 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10615-014-0499-9 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10615-014-0499-9 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Cohen Esther School of Education, The Hebrew University, Mount Scopus, 91905, Jerusalem, Israel aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Roer-Strier Dorit School of Social Work, The Hebrew University, Mount Scopus, 91905, Jerusalem, Israel aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Menachem Mazal School Psychology Service, Ministry of Education, Jerusalem, Israel aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Fingher-Amitai Shira Ha'amakim Community Mental Health Center, Gilboa, Israel aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Israeli Nitzan Summit Institute for Psychosocial Rehabilitation, Jerusalem, Israel aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Clinical Social Work Journal Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 43/1(2015-03-01), 77-88 0091-1674 43:1<77 2015 43 10615