Making Trauma Informed Care a Reality Presenters Cindy Wright, Executive Director, Community Supports Inc Andy Maidlow, COO, Community Supports Inc Kristen Martin, Certified Trauma Specialist/Behavior Support Coordinator Community Supports Inc Mary Vicario, Certified Trauma Specialist, Finding Hope Consulting

The Impact of Trauma Picture

Learning Objectives The impact of trauma in the lives of individuals served The essentials of becoming a trauma competent organization

Explanation of Terms Trauma Informed Biographical Timeline Adverse Childhood Events (ACE) Complicating Adverse Toxic Stressors (CATS) Resilience Factors Interventions

Increasing Awareness of the Impact of Trauma in the Lives of Persons in Residential Settings Process Ace scores completed for each individual served. People A realization of how many of the individuals we support have been impacted by trauma Tools A comprehensive Pre-Assessment was developed to dig deeper into potential trauma history. This helps us determine who may benefit from a Trauma Informed Biographical Timeline

Increase Knowledge of Trauma Informed Care to Support Staff Tools Theory to Practice Training conducted by Finding Hope Consulting for Implementation Team members Process Implementation team receiving Theory to Practice Training were identifying their own ACEs People The need for a Self Care Training directed for all staff was identified. This was developed in collaboration with the Implementation Team and Finding Hope Consulting

Understanding the Essentials of Becoming a Trauma Competent Organization People Trauma Informed Care & Self Care Training Created for Direct Support Professionals Process Building resilience into the process with practical application of interventions Tools Identifying interventions as deliverables to be placed in ISPs and tracked for progress

What We Have Learned Successes Challenges

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