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Making policies fit with a trauma informed approach - taking time to explain

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Making policies fit with a trauma informed approach - taking time to explain

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Discussion time about the approach - not a one shot deal 

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Discussion time about the approach - not a one shot deal 

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A safe and welcoming place to debrief with the resident

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A safe and welcoming place to debrief with the resident

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Talk about our approach - always about looking beyond the current incident

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Talk about our approach - always about looking beyond the current incident

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Creating a wellness plan with the residents

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Creating a wellness plan with the residents

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making residents aware of what trauma is - identifying triggers if they are able to

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making residents aware of what trauma is - identifying triggers if they are able to

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Staff keeping an open mind and listening to residents in time of need

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Staff keeping an open mind and listening to residents in time of need

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Further educating staff on trauma-informed service delivery

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Further educating staff on trauma-informed service delivery

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Residents provide feedback during checkout.

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Residents provide feedback during checkout.

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we feel most staff should already be bought in given the environment we work in - most come to this environment expecting to deal with women and children who have experienced some sort of trauma

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we feel most staff should already be bought in given the environment we work in - most come to this environment expecting to deal with women and children who have experienced some sort of trauma

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Download Infographic PDF pdf icon [PDF - 600 KB]
6 Guiding Principles To A Trauma-Informed Approach

The CDC's Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (OPHPR), in collaboration with SAMHSA's National Center for Trauma-Informed Care (NCTIC), developed and led a new training for OPHPR employees about the role of trauma-informed care during public health emergencies. The training aimed to increase responder awareness of the impact that trauma can have in the communities where they work. Participants learned SAMHSA's six principles that guide a trauma-informed approach, including:

1. Safety

2. Trustworthiness & transparency

3. Peer support

4. Collaboration & mutuality

5. Empowerment & choice

6. Cultural, historical & gender issues

Adopting a trauma-informed approach is not accomplished through any single particular technique or checklist. It requires constant attention, caring awareness, sensitivity, and possibly a cultural change at an organizational level. On-going internal organizational assessment and quality improvement, as well as engagement with community stakeholders, will help to imbed this approach which can be augmented with organizational development and practice improvement. The training provided by OPHPR and NCTIC was the first step for CDC to view emergency preparedness and response through a trauma-informed lens.

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Infographic: 6 Guiding Principles To A Trauma-Informed Approach

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Download Infographic PDF pdf icon [PDF - 600 KB] The CDC's Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (OPHPR), in collaboration with SAMHSA's National Center for Trauma-Informed Care (NCTIC), developed and led a new training for OPHPR employees about the role of trauma-informed care during public health emergencies.

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Movers to help residents during their move

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Movers to help residents during their move

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safe and welcoming place to debrief among staff who encounter a women in a trauma crisis

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safe and welcoming place to debrief among staff who encounter a women in a trauma crisis

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Build / share staff strengths -Learn from each other

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Build / share staff strengths -Learn from each other

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referring to outside agencies to help people work through past trauma

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referring to outside agencies to help people work through past trauma

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incorporate more exercice options for the residents. (help with mental health) 

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incorporate more exercice options for the residents. (help with mental health) 

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checking in with residents to see how they are coping in the environment - community living is hard, harder if you have related traumas ie when women had to share rooms

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checking in with residents to see how they are coping in the environment - community living is hard, harder if you have related traumas ie when women had to share rooms

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Have all staff members who wish to participate in partnership groups with Sudbury Counseling Centre to receive training and work with children/mothers parallel groups. This experience will add tools and assist the continuity in the shelter with the impact on children. All should have knowledge about the children to assist/empower mothers and family as a whole.

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Solution focus brief therapy

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Flexible training opportunities, Ex: paid time for attending training/someone cover 2 hours of beginning of shift to attend educational opportunities for SSW role

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having healthier options for meals

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- to have more books available in our book shelf based on trauma
- a pamphlet with websites
and phone numbers available for trauma and ptsd since not everyone likes coming out to us staff with their personal problems

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Have team meetings and being in touch with each other

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Need Management supporting staff's decisions, ex: YMCA cards for residents

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Staff team building, even out of work environments activities (bowling). If we do not know each other we are not able to support each other and our residents.
Ex: all in the same boat and same team, full-time and part-time/casual getting to know each other

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With new check-ins, giving them time to settle in and then doing wellness checks, introducing yourself as staff if you haven't met them yet. Intake and checking into GH can be a very overwhelming experience for new residents, it could be helpful to do the wellness checks to offer support during the transition into the shelter.

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With new check-ins, giving them time to settle in and then doing wellness checks, introducing yourself as staff if you haven't met them yet. Intake and checking into GH can be a very overwhelming experience for new residents, it could be helpful to do the wellness checks to offer support during the transition into the shelter.