Part of the Work — Vicarious Trauma Mitigation

Reflections on emerging ideas and approaches to proactively mitigating vicarious trauma using an occupational safety approach

By Amy Nicholas

Why I made an eLearn

While I don’t believe individual-level training is sufficient as a standalone mitigation strategy, boy there are some things I know now that I wish I…
May 12 • Amy Nicholas

Responding to unexpected trauma disclosures

How do we support workers who regularly respond to trauma disclosures—despite it never being part of their job description?
May 23, 2025 • Amy Nicholas

Reflecting on potential unintended consequences

A risk management approach to vicarious trauma mitigation offers a new framework for harm minimisation, but I think there will be some key potential…
Mar 4, 2025 • Amy Nicholas

Churchill Fellowship Update – Report published

I'm thrilled to share that my findings report, Mitigating Vicarious Trauma: Adopting an occupational safety approach, has now been published by the…
Jan 23, 2025 • Amy Nicholas

Churchill Fellowship Update – Lexington Kentucky, Portland Oregon & California

One last summary of key learnings from the final leg of my Churchill Fellowship.
Jan 5, 2025 • Amy Nicholas

Churchill Fellowship Update – Boston MA, Portland ME, Huntsville & Birmingham AL

A quick note from the deep south with a wrap-up of highlights from the last few weeks of Churchill Fellowship meetings in the USA.
Oct 10, 2024 • Amy Nicholas

Churchill Fellowship Update – Niagara, Toronto & NYC

A quick wrap-up of highlights from the Ontario & New York City legs of my fellowship travel.
Sep 24, 2024 • Amy Nicholas

A pre-departure Churchill Fellowship project update

A quick note before I set off next week–sharing some highlights from early conversations, a snapshot of my itinerary, questions beginning to percolate …
Aug 11, 2024 • Amy Nicholas

A Churchill Fellowship project update

A brief update on my Fellowship project progress, along with key emerging insights and the standout resources I've encountered so far.
May 22, 2024 • Amy Nicholas