Topic 2: Supporting Resources

When you [help] people you have direct contact with their lives. As you may have found, your compassion for those you [help] can affect you in positive and negative ways. Below are some questions about your experiences, both positive and negative, as a [helper]. Consider each of the following questions about you and your current work situation. Select the number that honestly reflects how frequently you experienced these things in the last 30 days.

1=Never 2=Rarely 3=Sometimes 4=Often 5=Very Often

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I am happy.

I am preoccupied with more than one person I [help].

I get satisfaction from being able to [help] people.

I feel connected to others.

I jump or am startled by unexpected sounds.

I feel invigorated after working with those I [help].

I find it difficult to separate my personal life from my life as a [helper].

I am not as productive at work because I am losing sleep over traumatic experiences of a person I [help].

I think that I might have been affected by the traumatic stress of those I [help].

I feel trapped by my job as a [helper].

Because of my [helping], I have felt "on edge" about various things.

I like my work as a [helper].

I feel depressed because of the traumatic experiences of the people I [help].

I feel as though I am experiencing the trauma of someone I have [helped].

I have beliefs that sustain me.

I am pleased with how I am able to keep up with [helping] techniques and protocols.

I am the person I always wanted to be.

My work makes me feel satisfied.

I feel worn out because of my work as a [helper]

I have happy thoughts and feelings about those I [help] and how I could help them.

I feel overwhelmed because my case [work] load seems endless.

I believe I can make a difference through my work.

I avoid certain activities or situations because they remind me of frightening experiences of the people I [help].

I am proud of what I can do to [help].

As a result of my [helping], I have intrusive, frightening thoughts.

I have thoughts that I am a "success" as a [helper].

I can't recall important parts of my work with trauma victims.

I feel "bogged down" by the system.

I am a very caring person.

I am happy that I chose to do this work.

Topic 2: Supporting Resources

Professional Quality of Life Scale (ProQOL)