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Learn about trauma, its impact on individuals, and the importance of trauma-informed care. Discover strategies for creating a safe and empowering environment to support those with traumatic experiences.
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3 EVENTS • EVENT • EXPERIENCE • EFFECTS
TRAUMA • Lack of Sense of Safety • Disconnected • Powerlessness
We need to presume the clients we serve have a history of traumatic stress & exercise “universal precautions.” Modas, 2004
What is a Trauma-Informed Approach?
To Heal… CONNECTION SAFETY EMPOWERMENT
Actions Actions That That Don’t Hurt Hurt
TRAUMA-INFORMED APPROACH • Intake & Screening • Service Planning • Referrals • Staff Training • Training Self-Advocates • Policies & Practices • Environmental Factors
Scenario #1 • Sue is at the grocery store with her staff when she hears someone say the “R” word.
Scenario #2 • Marge has never had the opportunity to make any decisions; her staff and family have complete control over her life.
Scenario #3 • Staff drive Joan to work every day and they drive past the school where Joan was sexually assaulted when she was a child.
Scenario #4 • Lisa doesn’t like the way the bus driver looks her up and down. When she tells staff, they tell her that Bill’s a nice man and she shouldn’t say unkind things about him.
Scenario #5 • Bobbi tells her staff that some of her peers have made fun of her. Staff tells her to just ignore them.
How wonderful it is that no one has to wait a single moment before starting to improve the world~ Anne Frank
