Week 3 Asynchronous Materials: For class 3, please do the following four tasks before class 4.
• (1) Complete the two required readings for this week. SAMHSA (2014). SAMHSA’s concept of trauma and guidance for trauma-informed care & SAMHSA (2014). Trauma-Informed Care in Behavioral Health Services. TIP 57. Pp. 1-58.
• (2) Webinar (1 hour). Connect & Learn: An Introduction to Trauma-Informed Care. Please watch the full webinar linked here or in section below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sgmbo9FHC9M&t=3326s
• (3) Complete the Week 3
TIC Quiz in Moodle.
• (4) In preparation for the midterm paper, please reflect on the following prompts related to your internship. Please be prepared to review these in a small group during class 7.
o How do the mission and goals of your agency reflect an understanding of trauma?
o Describe individual and group-level sources of traumatic stress for clients.
o How does the organization seek to acknowledge the impact of trauma on clients and clinicians, and what practices, if any, are put forward to address these impacts?
o In what ways do the practices and procedures within your organization reflect an awareness of diversity, difference, and/or structural inequities that shape clients’ experiences?
o What challenges do they experience in addressing these multiple layers of trauma?
o What steps can your organization take in implementing trauma-informed practices?
o Are there policies, either within your agency, or at the local, state, or Federal level that are impacting the provision of services in your field setting?
This brief video features a SANE nurse talking about trauma-informed principles. It contains references to sexual assault and domestic violence. She does an excellent job of summarizing the ripple effects of trauma and how organizational members can partner to support traumatized people.