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Trauma: - What it is - Why it matters to you

Trauma: - What it is - Why it matters to you. Prepared by the Trauma-Informed Community Initiative of Western New York. Trauma is real…. “ Healing Neen ”. Documentary Trailer, 2006. video link. What is trauma?. Trauma is universal Regardless of …. Age

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Trauma: - What it is - Why it matters to you

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  1. Trauma: - What it is- Why it matters to you Prepared by the Trauma-Informed Community Initiative of Western New York Trauma-Informed Community Initiative of WNY

  2. Trauma is real… “Healing Neen” Documentary Trailer, 2006 video link Trauma-Informed Community Initiative of WNY

  3. What is trauma? Trauma-Informed Community Initiative of WNY

  4. Trauma is universalRegardless of … Trauma-Informed Community Initiative of WNY Age Culture Gender Class

  5. Determined by… Events Ongoing Situations Appropriate Pic here Trauma-Informed Community Initiative of WNY

  6. more importantly By a person’s experience of the event or ongoing situation Trauma-Informed Community Initiative of WNY

  7. Trauma overwhelms ability to cope To integrate one’s own experiences ideas emotions with events Trauma-Informed Community Initiative of WNY

  8. Determinedby… not just the event but an individual’s experience of the event Trauma-Informed Community Initiative of WNY

  9. Trauma can be caused by both ACUTE and CHRONIC situations Trauma-Informed Community Initiative of WNY

  10. ACUTE • School shooting • Gang-related violence • Terrorist attack • Natural disaster (e.g., earthquakes, flood, tornado, hurricanes) • Serious accident (e.g., car or motorcycle crashes) • Sudden or violent loss of a loved one • Physical or sexual assault • Out-of-home placement of children • Divorce • Medical procedure, hospitalization, surgery • Suicide of loved one, friend, or acquaintance • Institutional re-traumatization • Workplace harassment • Bullying Trauma-Informed Community Initiative of WNY

  11. CHRONIC • Physical abuse • Long-standing sexual abuse • Alcohol or substance abuse within the home • Domestic violence • Multiple medical hospitalizations, procedures, and surgeries • Workplace harassment • Malnutrition • Wars and other forms of political violence • Vicarious traumatization resulting from providing services to trauma survivors • “HOW” many systems of care do their work may inadvertently re-traumatize individuals Trauma-Informed Community Initiative of WNY

  12. Trauma has a very real and significant impact on: • Individuals • who experience traumatic events • Service Providers working with those individuals • Public Health • as a whole Why does trauma matter? Trauma-Informed Community Initiative of WNY

  13. Impact on Individuals • The ACE Study • (Adverse Childhood Experiences) • Analyzes the relationship between • multiple categories of childhood trauma (prior to age 18) • health and behavior outcomes over someone’s lifespan Trauma-Informed Community Initiative of WNY

  14. Dr. Vincent Felitti Co-Principal Investigator, ACE Study About the ACE Study… Video link (1:13 – 3:02 suggested) Trauma-Informed Community Initiative of WNY

  15. Adverse Childhood Experiences (Additional resources for your information) ACE Study ACE Response Trauma-Informed Community Initiative of WNY

  16. Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) any of the following categories prior to age 18: abuse neglect loss • Physical abuse by a parent • Emotional abuse by a parent • Sexual abuse by anyone • Growing up with an alcohol and/or drug abuser in the household • Domestic violence • Experiencing the incarceration of a household member • Living with a family member experiencing mental illness • Loss of a parent • Emotional neglect • Physical neglect Trauma-Informed Community Initiative of WNY

  17. The more ACEs survived, the more likely behavioral issues and health issues will occur later in life. Trauma-Informed Community Initiative of WNY

  18. Impact ofAdverse Childhood Experiences Death Conception Trauma-Informed Community Initiative of WNY

  19. Health and behavior outcomes that can result from childhood trauma Trauma-Informed Community Initiative of WNY

  20. Impact of trauma can be felt: Physically Emotionally Behaviorally Cognitively Spiritually Trauma-Informed Community Initiative of WNY

  21. Trauma can impact an individual’s view of the world “The world is an unsafe place to live.” “Other people are unsafe and can’t be trusted.” “My own thoughts and feelings are unsafe.” “I expect crisis, danger, and loss.” “I have no self-worth and no abilities.” Trauma-Informed Community Initiative of WNY

  22. Impact on Service Providers When working with traumatized individuals… Staff can experience increased stress related to: • Secondary/vicarious trauma • Threats to physical/emotional safety • Being asked to do “more and more” with “less and less” Trauma-Informed Community Initiative of WNY

  23. Impact on Public Health as a whole American Academy of Pediatrics technical report, 2012 • unhealthy lifestyle substance abuse poor eating and exercise habits • persistent socioeconomic inequalities school failure financial hardship • poor health diabetes cardiovascular disease Trauma-Informed Community Initiative of WNY

  24. Trauma-InformedCareabout trauma? What can be done about trauma? Trauma-Informed Community Initiative of WNY

  25. … Instead of asking “What is wrong with this person?”ask“What happened to this person?” Trauma-Informed Community Initiative of WNY

  26. Trauma-informed care involves • a thorough understanding of the • Physical • Psychological • Social • effects of trauma • informed by and acknowledging • the role that trauma has played • in people’s lives. Trauma-Informed Community Initiative of WNY

  27. Trauma-informed care strives to • recognize the centrality of trauma • avoid re-traumatization of those already traumatized • ensure an environment characterized by the • “Five Guiding Principles” Trauma-Informed Community Initiative of WNY

  28. 5 Guiding Principlesof Trauma-Informed Care Safety Trustworthiness Choice Collaboration Empowerment Fallot & Harris, 2006 Trauma-Informed Community Initiative of WNY

  29. SAFETY Trauma-Informed Community Initiative of WNY • Ensuring physical and emotional safety includes: • Where and when services are delivered • Awareness of an individual’s discomfort or unease What other things would you consider for safety?

  30. TRUSTWORTHINESS Trauma-Informed Community Initiative of WNY • Ensuring trustworthiness through clarity, consistency, interpersonal boundaries includes: • How to handle dilemmas regarding role clarification • How to communicate reasonable expectations What other areas would you consider important regarding trustworthiness?

  31. CHOICE Trauma-Informed Community Initiative of WNY • Maximizing choice and control includes: • Participation in decision-making regarding services • Built in small choices that make a difference What kind of choice is relevant to providing services?

  32. COLLABORATION Trauma-Informed Community Initiative of WNY • Maximizing collaboration and sharing power includes: • Communicating respect for life experience and history • Communicating respect for individuals being the expert on their own lives • Identifying tasks that can be worked on together In what ways can collaboration be beneficial for the people we work with?

  33. EMPOWERMENT Trauma-Informed Community Initiative of WNY • Prioritizing empowerment and skill building includes: • Ensuring individuals have a voice in planning • Emphasizing growth What can be done to empower the individual?

  34. Traumatization in the System • Consider this: • Some actions occurring within the system may re-traumatize the individual receiving services. • What can be done to prevent this from happening? Trauma-Informed Community Initiative of WNY

  35. Think About the Similarities Physical/Sexual Abuse Treatment Setting Seclusion as a response to “inappropriate” behavior Restraints as a way to manage aggressive behavior Interventions occurring with staff of the opposite sex while client is in a distressed state of mind Report of abuse not believed or responded to • Forced action taken on the part of the perpetrator • Psychological manipulation on the part of an adult or respected figure in the child’s life • The perpetrator being the opposite sex of the child Trauma-Informed Community Initiative of WNY

  36. What Can We Do? • Review agency policy regarding trauma-informed care. • Ensure proper training regarding trauma-informed care. • Consider alternative methods to how we interact and intervene with the people we work with, especially when there is a concern for the psychological and physical safety. • What we think of as intervention may be abusive and re-traumatizing. Trauma-Informed Community Initiative of WNY

  37. To commit to becoming trauma-informed is to commit to a new way of thinking Trauma-Informed Community Initiative of WNY

  38. We hold the answers in our own hands Trauma-Informed Community Initiative of WNY

  39. Self-Care Trauma-Informed Community Initiative of WNY It is important for us as practitioners and service providers to take care of ourselves as well. http://www.socialwork.buffalo.edu/students/self-care/ This link has information that could be helpful as a starting off point for self-care.

  40. For more information about trauma, trauma-informed care, and trauma-informed training opportunities, please visit: • The Anna Institute www.theannainstitute.org • The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) www.nctsnet.org • The Adverse Childhood Experiences Study www.acestudy.org • Ace Response - partnership between Prevent Child Abuse America and the University at Albany (SUNY) School of Social Welfare www.aceresponse.org • Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration www.samhsa.gov • The Institute of Trauma & Trauma-Informed Care at the University at Buffalo School of Social Work www.socialwork.buffalo.edu/research/ittic • The Trauma Institute & Child Trauma Institute www.childtrauma.com • The Sanctuary Model http://www.sanctuaryweb.com/ Trauma-Informed Community Initiative of WNY

  41. References Trauma-Informed Community Initiative of WNY “Trauma-Informed Care” – PowerPoint presentation by Elizabeth Hudson, LCSW, Consultant to the Wisconsin Dept. of Health Services, Division of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services “Early Childhood Adversity, Toxic Stress, and the Role of the Pediatrician: Translating Developmental Science into Lifelong Health.”American Academy of PediatricsJanuary 2012 Policy Statement “Creating Cultures of Trauma-Informed Care: A Self-Assessment and Planning Protocol” by Roger D. Fallot, Ph.D. and Maxine Harris, Ph.D. Community Connections, April 2009 http://www.nasmhpd.org/NCTIC.cfm http://www.trauma-informed.ca/home.htm The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN): www.nctsnet.org Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: www.cdc.gov/ace/index.htm The Adverse Childhood Experiences Study: www.acestudy.org http://www.samhsa.gov/nctic/ http://healingneen.com

  42. Local Resources Trauma-Informed Community Initiative of WNY • Crisis Services (Erie County) Niagara County Crisis Services 2969 Main St., Buffalo, NY 1001 11th St., Niagara Falls, NY (716) 834-3131 (716) 285-3515 • Horizon Health Services (Administrative Office) 3020 Bailey Ave., Buffalo, NY (716) 831-1800 • Spectrum Human Services (Administrative Office) 227 Thorn Ave., Orchard Park, NY (716) 662-2040 • Catholic Charities of Buffalo (serving all WNY) 525 Washington St., Buffalo, NY (716) 856-4494 • Child and Family Services 330 Delaware Ave., Buffalo, NY (716) 842-2750

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