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Jiang, X., Topps, A. K., & Suzuki, R. (2020). A systematic review of self-care measures for professionals and trainees. Training and Education in Professional Psychology. 1– 4.
Jiang et al. (2020) outline self-care practices that may prove beneficial in preventing the development of trauma symptoms. While this article focuses on individuals who are providing clinical mental health services, many of the practices are relevant to practice in forensic psychology. You will likely find ideas that you may want to adopt as you proceed in your professional development.

Pirelli, G., Formon, D. L., & Maloney, K. (2020). Preventing vicarious trauma (VT), compassion fatigue (CF), and burnout (BO) in forensic mental health: Forensic psychology as exemplar. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 51(5), 454–466.
Pirelli et al. (2020) discuss specific outcomes related to being exposed to potentially traumatizing events while working in forensic psychology. They describe vicarious trauma, compassion fatigue, and burnout as well as strategies to prevent these outcomes among practitioners.

Frost, L., & Scott, H. (2020). What is known about the secondary traumatization of staff working with offending populations? A review of the literature. Traumatology. 1 – 18.
Frost and Scott (2020) review what is currently known in the research literature about secondary traumatization among individuals working with adult offenders. This article demonstrates that forensic mental health practitioners are at risk of secondary trauma. It is important to be aware of this risk so that those who work in this field can take steps to prevent secondary trauma.