Resumen de Secondary Traumatic Stress among aid workers — coping mechanisms and self-care using ‘peace circle’ as a tool to create a self-care community
The field of humanitarian aid emerged after WWII and has grown rapidly after the end of the Cold War. Nowadays, some aid workers around the world are working in dangerous environments and are at high risk to suffer from Secondary Traumatic Stress.
In this scenario, self-care tools are crucial in preventing bad mental symptoms among aid workers, especially because, in the field of humanitarian aid, there is a lack of tools and awareness to tackle this issue. Peace Circles are a low-cost self-care tool that can help individuals and organizations to strengthen their communities to support the individual. This will help to keep the aid workers mentally and physically healthy, which in return can improve their well-being and professional lives.
