Introduction to Trauma Informed Care

AGENDATime Topic

9:00 Welcome!

9:15 Trauma-Informed Care in King County

9:45 Overview of Trauma, Historical Trauma & Racial Equity

10:45 Break

11:00 Impacts of Trauma

12:15 Lunch

12:45 Trauma-Informed Care

1:45 Break

2:00 Crisis Intervention

3:25 Wrap Up – Putting it all together

OBJECTIVES

• Develop trauma awareness

– What causes trauma?

– What are its impacts on our bodies, thoughts and actions?

• Explore trauma-informed care principles

– How do we integrate TIC principles into service delivery and daily operations?

• Practice trauma-informed skills

– How do we engage with people who have experienced trauma?

Systems

Organizations

Services

Selves

Systems

TRAUMA ORIENTED SYSTEM

What are we doing in King County and how is Trauma-Informed Care relevant?

• Racial Equity – disrupting and dismantling racism

• Housing First – a set of person-centered principles that guide systems and programs

– Low barrier

– Rapid access to permanent housing (to include Permanent Supportive Housing & Rapid Re-housing)

HOUSING

IS

TRAUMA-INORMED

Resources

• Herman, Judith. Trauma and Recovery: The aftermath of violence – from domestic abuse to political terror. New York: Basic Books, 1997.

• Lipsky, Laura van Dernoot & Burk, Connie. Trauma Stewardship: An everyday guide to caring for self while caring for others. Oakland, CA: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2009.

• WA State Coalition Against Domestic Violence: Domestic Violence, Housing First. https://wscadv.org/projects/domestic-violence-housing-first/