Psychotherapists working with newcomers, refugees and asylum seekers, who have survived trauma, indisputably face challenges. Though rewarding, their work is not without strain on their wellbeing and professional development: They may experience and be transformed by vicarious trauma (VT). Reflexivity may improve self-awareness and help mitigate VT. In the art therapy literature, it is posited response art (RA) may facilitate self-awareness and redefine the therapist’s experience of VT. A research project was elaborated to develop, describe, and evaluate the application fidelity of a workshop aimed at raising awareness of VT and introducing RA (WAVT-RA) to psychotherapists working with newcomers who have survived trauma. This article aims to describe the design of the WAVT-RA as well as its unfolding from real-time observation. Results indicate most activities were carried out and 70 % percent of procedures were followed as planned. A disparity of 40 min was identified between planned and observed timings. Lines of inquiry for reproducibility, development, and implementation of future professional development workshops such as the WAVT-RA are explored. Results highlight the importance of continuing research merging the topics of vicarious trauma, art expression, and professional development.

与遭受创伤幸存的新移民，难民和寻求庇护者一起工作的心理治疗师无疑面临挑战。尽管收获颇丰，但他们的工作对他们的健康和职业发展并非没有压力：他们可能会经历替代性创伤（VT）并受到其转变。反身性可以提高自我意识并有助于减轻室速。在本领域的治疗文献中，它被认为是反应艺术（RA）可以促进自我意识并重新定义治疗师的VT经验。制定了一个研究项目，以开发，描述和评估研讨会的应用保真度，该研讨会的目的是提高对VT的认识，并将RA（WAVT-RA）引入与在创伤后幸存的新移民一起工作的心理治疗师中。本文旨在描述WAVT-RA的设计及其在实时观察中的发展。结果表明大多数活动都已执行，并且按计划执行了70％的程序。在计划的时间与观察到的时间之间发现40分钟的差异。探索了有关可重复性，开发和实施未来的专业开发研讨会（例如WAVT-RA）的询问线。结果突出了继续进行研究的重要性，这些研究需要融合替代创伤，艺术表现和专业发展等主题。