from their clients ’ resilience occurred in various dimensions. The purpose of the present study is to further explore the presence of vicarious resilience with mental health providers in the United States. Because the Colombian sample involved therapists working with situations of kidnapping, political per-secution, torture, and displacement, for this study we selected a sample of mental health service providers working in the United States with torture survivors. In addition, we discuss how vicarious resilience is a process distinct from posttraumatic growth and empathic responses in trauma work. The Context of Torture Treatment Leading professionals in the mental health field who have worked in contexts of political upheaval
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