Suicide Prevention: Understanding Trauma and Trauma-Informed Care

Description:

This training provides information about the prevalence and impact of potentially traumatic events and explains why a focus on trauma is important. The training defines what it means to be trauma-informed, the core principles and elements of a trauma-informed system, how this differs from and overlaps with trauma treatment, as well as what providers can do to ensure their practices/policies are more trauma-informed. The concepts of safety, predictability, and control are explored and strategies to help establish them are highlighted. Particular attention is paid to self/co-regulation, affect management, and self-care skills both for the people being served and the providers themselves.

Objectives:

Participants will be able to:

• Describe the prevalence of potentially traumatic events
• Explain how and why potentially traumatic events can have long-term effects on people who experience them
• Explain the value of using a “trauma lens”
• Discuss the concept of “trauma-informed” care and how it is a significant perspective shift from traditional models of care
• Describe the differences and overlaps between trauma-informed care and trauma-focused treatment