This article reports on findings from a research study on social workers who practised in Christchurch, New Zealand, following two disaster events: the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011 and the 2019 Christchurch mosque attacks. The concept of posttraumatic growth (PTG), with particular reference to vicarious PTG, double exposure and shared resilience, is also explored in relation to this research. Data were gathered via qualitative interviews with twenty-three registered social workers conducted in 2021 and analysed through a reflexive thematic analysis. The findings reveal Christchurch social workers believed, due to their involvement in disaster response work, that their practice skills were enhanced, and they gained new understandings of trauma, including the positive changes which can occur as a result of exposure to traumatic experiences. The social work participants also considered their interpersonal and professional relationships as essential to the development of their own sense of resilience. This article concludes with a discussion on the implications of these findings and PTG theory for contemporary social work practice.

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“这听起来很奇怪，但我现在可以称之为一件好事”：社会工作者在双重灾难事件后创伤后成长的经历

本文报告了对在新西兰基督城执业的社会工作者进行的一项研究结果，该研究涉及两起灾难事件：2010 年和 2011 年的坎特伯雷地震以及 2019 年基督城清真寺袭击事件。本研究还探讨了创伤后成长（PTG）的概念，特别是替代性 PTG、双重暴露和共同复原力。数据是通过 2021 年对 23 名注册社会工作者进行的定性访谈收集的，并通过反思性主题分析进行分析。调查结果显示，基督城社会工作者相信，由于参与救灾工作，他们的实践技能得到了提高，并且对创伤有了新的认识，包括因经历创伤经历而可能发生的积极变化。社会工作参与者还认为他们的人际关系和职业关系对于发展他们自己的复原力至关重要。本文最后讨论了这些发现和 PTG 理论对当代社会工作实践的影响。