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VICARIAL TRAUMA IN HELPING PROFESSIONALS WORKING WITH TRAUMATIC CONTENT ON SOCIAL MEDIA

Викарная травма специалистов помогающих профессий, работающих с травматическим контентом в социальных сетях

2026
Volume №1
Issue 3
Publication date: 09/15/2026
Section: СОЦИАЛЬНАЯ ПСИХОЛОГИЯ
Бардиер Галина Леонидовна
Anastasia S. Karmozina
психолог-консультант; магистрант кафедры психотравматологии Русской христианской гуманитарной академии им. Ф. М. Достоевского, Россия, Москва,
DOI:
10.25991/3033-8794.2026.48.74.004
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Annotation

This article discusses the potential development of vicarious trauma in helping professionals in situations where their professional activities on social media come into contact with traumatic content. The authors classify such professionals as psychologists, psychotherapists, medical personnel, social workers working as bloggers, authors of professional content, and consultants communicating with audiences and directly encountering traumatic stories of online audiences. The authors' definitions of vicarious trauma, traumatic content, and professional identity are provided in relation to the nature of these professionals' work. A shortage of reference methodological tools necessary for conducting research on the identified issues is identified. The author proposes a questionnaire, “Vicarious Trauma in 'Networked' Helping Professionals” (VT-SS-PP).

Keywords

psychotraumatization, vicarious trauma, helping professionals, online communication, traumatic content, professional identity.

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