Building a Trauma Informed System of Care Toolkit

Building a Trauma Informed System of Care Tra ma I formed Care Trai the Trainer

Rev. 5/2019

Mental Levelness

Fostering Resilience

Resilience

Fostering Resilience

Problems OR Adaptations?

What does trauma look like?

∗ The amygdala responses are: fight, flight, or freeze and these are activated by danger. ∗ Three sets of “problems” often attributed to children or adult clients we serve show how these behaviors may really be a survival mechanism. ∗ Recognize “symptoms” and

FIGHT Non-compliant, combative OR struggling to regain or hold onto personal power FLIGHT Resistant, uncooperative OR disengaging, withdrawing FREEZE Passive, unmotivated OR giving in to those in power

“problem behaviors” as adaptations to trauma.

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