Building a Trauma Informed System of Care Toolkit

Building a Trauma Informed System of Care Trauma Informed C re 4 Hour General Training

Rev. 5/2019

Learning Objectives – Section 1

 Shared Understanding  Identification of Trauma  Awareness of the Effects to Brain Development

Becky Haas Trauma Informed Administrator Ballad Health Andrea “Andi” Clements, PhD Professor and Assistant Chair Department of Psychology East Tennessee State University

Dr Brené Brown is a research professor and best-selling author of "Daring Greatly: How the Courage to be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent and Lead" (Penguin Portfolio, 2013). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Evwgu369Jw&feature=youtu.be

Understanding Trauma

 Things to remember:

 Underlying Question “What happened to you?”  Symptoms = Adaptations to trauma  Healing Happens… In relationships

Empathy Not Sympathy

Empathy Defined  Perspective  Seeing things from their side  Stay out of judgment  Recognize emotions in other people  Communicate this recognition

Improved Outcomes  Principal Jim Sporleder - Lincoln Alternative High School – Walla Walla, Washington  Learned about Trauma Informed Care and had staff trained as well  Reconfigured in-school suspension (ISS) – softer lights, paint and furnishings  2009-2010 – 798 suspensions/2010-2011 after TIC – 135 suspensions  2010 – 9 graduated/2011 – 60 graduated

Empathy = Feeling WITH people

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