Midterm Paper (30 points)

Midterm Paper (30 points): Due Class 6: Thursday, June 6th at 11:59 pm EDT

Create a 3–4-page (AND NO LONGER) paper grounded in your experiences in a field setting (current or past field placement) utilizing APA 7^th edition. This should include at a minimum four references. This assignment will be graded using the rubric provided in Moodle. Paper #1 is due Monday, June 6th at 11:59 pm EDT.

In the paper, engage with the following elements while considering the impact of trauma-informed care on your agency:

Introduction

·      Provide a brief overview of your agency and its mission and goals.

  Understanding Trauma within the Agency

·      How do the mission and goals of your agency reflect an understanding of trauma?

·      Define and describe individual and group-level sources of traumatic stress for clients within your agency.

  Trauma-Informed Care Integration

·      Define Trauma-Informed Care and describe how it fits within your agency.

·      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?

  Diversity, Difference, and Structural Inequities

·      In what ways do your organization's practices and procedures reflect an awareness of diversity, difference, and/or structural inequities that shape clients’ experiences?

·      What challenges do they experience in addressing these multiple layers of trauma?

  Implementing Trauma-Informed Practices

·      What steps can your organization take in implementing trauma-informed practices?

  Policy Impact

·      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? Discuss their implications for trauma-informed care within your agency.

  Conclusion

·      Summarize the key points discussed in the paper and propose potential strategies for further integrating trauma-informed care into your agency.

·      Prompt for Reflection: As you reflect on your agency's practices and procedures, consider how trauma-informed care principles have been applied or could be further integrated. Reflect on the ways in which understanding trauma has shaped your approach to client care and organizational policies.

Ensure your paper adheres to the APA 7th edition guidelines for formatting and citation. PDF please.