‘Wounded Healers’: a collaborative exploration of trauma exposure with the Kerry Travellers Health and Community Development Project

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dc.contributor.advisorKelleher, Sara
dc.contributor.authorQuilligan , Anne Marieen
dc.contributor.roleCivil Society Organizationen
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-17T15:33:59Z
dc.date.available2024-10-17T15:33:59Z
dc.date.issued2024en
dc.description.abstractThis study, conducted in collaboration with the Kerry Travellers Health Community Development Project (KTHCDP), explores the trauma exposure among Irish Traveller staff within their professional roles, focusing on its impact on their personal and professional lives. Employing a phenomenological approach through Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR), the research involved conducting six semi-structured interviews to gather in-depth insights. The findings reveal significant exposure to both primary and secondary trauma among the participants, characterised by direct interactions with distressed individuals and emotional burdens from community-based crises, notably including high incidences of suicide. The study highlights a complex interplay of resilience and vicarious trauma within the community, illustrating how personal experiences with trauma influence professional engagements and advocacy efforts. The results underscore the need for tailored support systems for Traveller staff, emphasising professional recognition and the integration of trauma-informed care. Recommendations for enhancing organisational support and developing targeted interventions to mitigate the impact of trauma exposure are discussed, aiming to contribute to better mental health outcomes and sustained advocacy efforts within the Traveller community.en
dc.description.statusNot peer revieweden
dc.description.versionPublished Versionen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.citationQuilligan, A. M. (2024) ‘Wounded Healers’: a collaborative exploration of trauma exposure with the Kerry Travellers Health and Community Development Project. Cork: Community-Academic Research Links, University College Cork.en
dc.identifier.endpage66en
dc.identifier.startpage1en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/16590
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherCommunity-Academic Research Links, University College Corken
dc.relation.ispartofseriesCARL Research Reports; 156en
dc.relation.urihttps://www.ucc.ie/en/scishop/rr/en
dc.rights© 2024, Anne Marie Quilligan.en
dc.subjectTrauma exposureen
dc.subjectIrish Traveller staffen
dc.subjectProfessional rolesen
dc.subjectCommunity-Based Participatory Research (CBPR)en
dc.subjectTrauma-informed careen
dc.subjectMental health outcomesen
dc.title‘Wounded Healers’: a collaborative exploration of trauma exposure with the Kerry Travellers Health and Community Development Projecten
dc.typeReporten
dc.type.qualificationnameMaster of Social Work (MSW2)
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