Cassie Naron, BSW, MSOL Center for Community Resources – Crisis Intervention Specialist

 T-I-C (Trauma-Informed Care)  Empathy Exercise Discussion  What is Trauma Informed Care?  Why is it important?  Examples of Trauma & its affects  How to go about providing Trauma-Informed Care  Questions & Answers

Provides the foundation for a basic understanding of the psychological, neurological, and social impact that trauma and violence have Incorporates proven to deliver services that acknowledge the role that violence and victimization play Provides a new paradigm for providing services What is WRONG with you? What happened to you?

…tend to be commitment-phobic and lack the ability to move forward to completion when things become challenging. They are often procrastinators and frequently give up on tasks when they become more difficult. They tend to prefer to have big dreams than act on them in the real, challenging world. A significantly higher percentage of this group had Cesarean birth, and may not have had the benefit of that early experience of struggle and effort being rewarded with accomplishment. This group tends to not take big vacations which would take more effort to plan and implement, and tends to stay close to home or even stay home during time off. Promotions and career moves which are within reach but still require some effort and focus are frequently not fully tried for, although the perception will be they were passed up. In intimate relationships, this group tends to start out romantic and passionate, but it quickly fades and is replaced by lackadaisicalness and indifference, characterized in part by a sense of feeling it is not worth the effort to continue having a passionate, energized and complete experience during intimacy. There is a tendency to “peter out” both in intimacy and in other aspects of life, and to take the easier road, even if it leads to a less fulfilling life (just)…

Shifts how we think of and respond to day-to- day interactions – consider the point of view of each victim. Recognizes the abuse of power and control experienced by people who have experienced trauma. Because of the sheer number of people affected by trauma.

SO…WHAT IS A “TRAUMATIC EVENT”?

Involves threat of life or bodily integrity Close personal encounters with violence Disrupt a sense of control, connection, and meaning Confronts us with the extreme feelings Evokes the responses of a catastrophe

Paid Professionals Community Resources Family and Friends “Core Person”

Lack of trust Sensitivity to loud noises Intense despair Damaged sense of self Loss of control

Numbing Heightened Emotional State Hypervigilence

DIFFICULT / CHALLENGING BEHAVIOROR IS IT TRAUMA?

Example of a trauma-informed vision statement: People with (or without) disabilities… who experience sexual assault and/or domestic violence will be supported by people who have actively prepared… and who think about the meaning of respect one person at a time.

REFERENCES Fallot & Harris, 2002; Cook et al., 2002, Ford, 2003, Cusack et al., Jennings, 1998, Prescott, 2000 Flannery, Raymond B. (2009). The Violent Person: professional risk managment strategies for safety and care. Riverdale, NY: American Mental Health Foundation, Inc. Goelitz, Ann & Stewart-Kahn, Abigail (2013). From Trauma to Healing: A Social Worker’s Guide to Working with Survivors. New York, NY: Routledge.

RESOURCES American Psychological Association’s Disaster Response Network Website: American Red Cross Website: International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies Website: National Child Traumatic Stress Network Website: Sidran Institute: Traumatic Stress Education and Advocacy Website: The International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation Website: The Trauma Center at Justice Resource Institute Website: United States Department of Veterans Affairs: National Center for PTSD Website:

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