Ga-Young Choi

Department of Social Work

Faculty - Assistant Professor of Social Work

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Area

Social Work, Domestic violence, Secondary traumatic stress (vicarious truamatization, compassion fatigue)

Degrees

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Social Work, School of Social Work, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) Master of Social Work (MSW) Specialization: Community Mental Health, School of Social Work, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)

Research Interests

- Secondary traumatic stress experiences of social workers working with  trauma survivors in general and family violence survivors in particular
-Secondary traumatic stress effects in social work organizational settings
-Family violence
-Immigrant and international families in U.S. and in South Korea
-Multicultural issues, Cultural competency

Selected Publications

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

Choi, G-Y. (Accepted for Publication). Relationship between psychological empowerment and secondary traumatic stress among social workers working with family violence or sexual assault survivors. Journal of Social Work.

Choi, G.-Y.,& Byoun, S.-J. (2012). Domestic violence against migrant women in South Korea: Addressing the needs of a uniquely situated victim population in domestic violence policy. International Social Work, DOI:10.1177/0020872812448492

Choi, G.-Y. (2011). Organizational impacts on the secondary traumatic stress of social workers assisting family violence or sexual assault survivors. Administration in Social Work, 35 (3), 225-242.

Choi, G.-Y. (2011). Secondary Traumatic Stress of Service Providers who Practice with Survivors of Family or Sexual Assault. Smith College Studies in Social Work, 81, 101-119.

Choi, G.-Y. (2008). Secondary traumatic stress interventions: Social work practice and research implications. Korean Journal of Clinical Social Work, 5(3), 135-151.

Ostler, T., Haight, W., Black, J., Choi, G.-Y., Kingery, L, & Sheridan, K. (2007). Mental health needs and perspectives of rural children reared by parents who abuse methamphetamine. Journal of American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 46(4), 500-507.

Non-peer Reviewed Publications

Choi, G.-Y.,&  Byoun, S.-J. (2012). The implications of transnational identity and cultural citizenship in South Korea: Disentangling oppression toward migrants based on race, ethnicity, class, and gender (Boxed Reading 6.2: pp. 235-242). In van Wormer, K., Kaplan, L.,&  Juby, C. Confronting Oppression, Restoring Justice: From Policy Analysis to Social Action (2nd Ed.). Alexandria: VA: Council on Social Work Education.