Trauma-informed Care
What do we mean by "Trauma-Informed Care?"
The Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities tells us: Trauma-Informed Care (TIC) is a caring approach that believes a person may have a history of trauma. TIC identifies trauma symptoms and recognizes the role trauma may play in a person’s life. The overarching question shifts from what is ‘wrong’ with someone to what has happened to someone.
There is a change in thinking and in how the provider helps people they are working with:
“What is your diagnosis?” becomes “What is your story? What has brought you here?”
“What are your symptoms?” becomes “How have you coped & adapted?”
“How can I best treat you becomes “How can we work together to figure out what helps?”
“Here is what you need to work on.” Becomes “How can I support changes in your behavior that will benefit you?”
When using a TIC approach, providers focus on providing safety, trustworthiness and transparency, peer support, collaboration, empathy, empowerment, and take into consideration cultural, historical, and gender issues."
Above is from the article "Trauma-informed Care vs Traditional Approaches to Care" in the publication "Frontline Initiative: Trauma-Informed Care" produced by the Institute on Community Integration at the University of Minnesota.
Above is from the article "Statistics about Trauma" in the publication "Frontline Initiative: Trauma-Informed Care" produced by the Institute on Community Integration at the University of Minnesota.
Frontline Initiative _ 2015, Volume 13, Number 1 _ An introduction to Trauma-Informed Care _ Institute on Community Integration Publications.pdfAbove is from the article "An Introduction to Trauma Informed Care" in the publication "Frontline Initiative: Trauma-Informed Care" produced by the Institute on Community Integration at the University of Minnesota.
Trauma Arc.pdf