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

10 SAMHSA Domains

10 SAMHSA Domains

#7 Training and Workforce Development ∗ How does the agency ensure that all staff receive the basic training on trauma, its impact, and strategies for trauma informed approaches? ∗ How does the agency address emotional stress that can arise working with individuals who have had traumatic experiences?

#8 Progress Monitoring and Quality Assurance ∗ Is there a system in place that monitors the agency’s progress in becoming trauma informed?

∗ How does the agency support training and workforce development for staff to understand and increase their trauma knowledge and of trauma sensitive interventions?

∗ Does the agency collect feedback from both staff and individuals receiving services?

10 SAMHSA Domains

10 SAMHSA Domains

#9 Financing ∗ How does the agency’s budget include funding support for ongoing training on trauma and trauma-informed approaches for leadership and staff development?

#10 Evaluation ∗ What processes are in place to solicit feedback from people who use services and ensure anonymity and confidentiality? ∗ How does the agency measure the organizations progress in shifting from trauma aware to trauma informed?

∗ What funding exists for peer specialists? ∗ How does the budget support provision for creating a safe physical environment?

Interested in Conducting Training for Other Organizations?

Resources

Training materials to be provided to you should you pursue becoming a trainer: ∗ SAMHSA Trauma-Informed Approach: Key Assumptions and Principles (power point slides that include all videos) ∗ Train the Trainer slides - electronic version ∗ Two Modified Versions of 4 hour training. 1 adult/1 child version – using SAMHSA Keys, Brain Development and ACEs Too High ∗ Make sure your name is PRINTED on the Sign In Sheet and your email address is legible so we can contact you. ∗ A certificate of completion will be emailed to you for participating in this training.

1. Must submit a completed Trauma Trainer Application. 2. Must have at least 5 years of professional training experience. 3. Must provide 2 letters attesting to your training capabilities. 4. Must have a grasp on the SAMHSA Key Assumptions and Principles Course. 5. Must keep training consistent with materials received in this training. 6. Must have training recipients logged on a Sign in Sheet and complete a standard evaluation of training that will be provided at the time of training. 7. It is the trainer’s responsibility to return ALL sign in sheets and evaluations to Dr. Clements. 8. Interested ? Email bhaas@johnsoncitytn.org after submitting an application.

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