Self-care Psychoeducation Program for Trauma Counselors

March 6, 2026 updated by: Begüm Serim Yildız, TED University

Development of a Self-care Psychoeducation Program for Trauma Counselors

This qualitative study aimed to develop and pilot a structured self-care psychoeducation program for in-service trauma counselors. The program addressed emotional, cognitive, physical, spiritual, relational, and professional dimensions of self-care. In the first phase, a needs analysis with 11 counselors informed program development. In the second phase, 17 counselors participated in a seven-session pilot. Data collected via semi-structured interviews and session journals were analyzed using content analysis.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

17

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • being an active psychological counselor
  • having experience working with trauma-exposed clients

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Self-Care Psychoeducation Program for Trauma Counselors
  1. Introduction to self-care Taking basic steps to create group dynamics and defining self-care and its dimensions
  2. Cognitive and Emotional Self-Care Strategies Recognizing the importance of cognitive and emotional self-care strategies and creating a self-care plan
  3. Physical Self-Care Strategies Identifying the importance of physical self-care strategies
  4. Spiritual Self-Care Strategies Recognizing the significance of spiritual self-care strategies
  5. Relational Self-Care Strategies Identifying the importance of relational self-care strategies
  6. Professional Self-Care Strategies Recognizing the significance of professional self-care strategies
  7. Consolidation Evaluating the whole self-care strategies training process
Other: Psychoeducation on self care of trauma counselors
The results of the needs analysis and findings from relevant literature were used to develop the scope and content of the psychoeducation program. For that purpose; (a) learning outcomes were developed and later grouped under categories, (b) number of sessions were defined, (c) sequence of sessions, their content, materials and activities, method of delivery, and end-session evaluation practices were identified. External expertise was recruited to provide an early assessment of the program for its compliance with the intended goal of reviewing self-care skills with trauma counselors and its effectiveness regarding methods and activities, materials, and evaluation practices selected. In its final form, the psychoeducation program consisted of seven sessions, in each of which the instructor led the introduction and presentation in the first part, followed by participant-centered hands-on activities and session evaluations in the second part.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Pre-Test - Self-Care Definition & Strategies (Interview)
Time Frame: Week 1 (Baseline)
Participants' definition of self-care and number of self-care strategies used, as assessed through researcher-developed semi-structured interviews. Interviews will be analyzed qualitatively to identify participants' understanding of self-care and the number of self-care strategies reported.
Week 1 (Baseline)
Post-Test - Self-Care Definition & Strategies (Interview)
Time Frame: Week 7 (Post-Test)
Participants' definition of self-care and number of self-care strategies used, as assessed through researcher-developed semi-structured interviews. Interviews will be analyzed qualitatively to identify participants' understanding of self-care and the number of self-care strategies reported. Changes from Week 1 will be compared to evaluate self-care integration.
Week 7 (Post-Test)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Cognitive and Emotional Self-Care Strategies (Journal)
Time Frame: Week 2
Participants' cognitive and emotional self-care strategies, as assessed through weekly reflective journal entries. Journal entries will be analyzed qualitatively to identify emerging themes in cognitive and emotional self-care practices.
Week 2
Physical Self-Care Strategies (Journal)
Time Frame: Week 3
Participants' physical self-care strategies, as assessed through weekly reflective journal entries. Journal entries will be analyzed qualitatively to identify themes in physical self-care practices.
Week 3
Spiritual Self-Care Strategies (Journal)
Time Frame: Week 4
Participants' spiritual self-care strategies, as assessed through weekly reflective journal entries. Journal entries will be analyzed qualitatively to identify themes in spiritual self-care practices.
Week 4
Relational Self-Care Strategies (Journal)
Time Frame: Week 5
Participants' relational self-care strategies, as assessed through weekly reflective journal entries. Journal entries will be analyzed qualitatively to identify themes in relational self-care practices.
Week 5
Professional Self-Care Strategies (Journal)
Time Frame: Week 6
Participants' professional self-care strategies, as assessed through weekly reflective journal entries. Journal entries will be analyzed qualitatively to identify themes in professional self-care practices.
Week 6

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

TED University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

December 1, 2023

Primary Completion (Actual)

January 31, 2024

Study Completion (Actual)

March 31, 2024

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 25, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 6, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

March 11, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

March 11, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 6, 2026

Last Verified

March 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • TEDU HREC 2023-19/01

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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