It seeks to prepare practitioners to work in collaboration and partnership with people and empower them to make choices about their health and wellbeing.
It aims to improve the accessibility and quality of services by creating culturally sensitive, safe services that people trust and want to use. Trauma-informed practice aims to increase practitioners’ awareness of how trauma can negatively impact on individuals and communities, and their ability to feel safe or develop trusting relationships with services and staff. Recognise the signs, symptoms and widespread impact of trauma Trauma-informed practice is an approach which is grounded in the understanding that trauma exposure can impact an individual’s neurological, biological, psychological and social development. Realise that trauma can affect individuals, groups and communities Working definition of trauma-informed practice While unique to the individual, generally the experience of trauma can cause lasting adverse effects on mental, physical, social, emotional or spiritual well-being.
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Trauma results from an event, series of events, or set of circumstances that is experienced by an individual as harmful or life threatening. The evidence base exploring the use of trauma-informed practice in different settings and sectors is still being developed. The Government Office for Health Improvement and Disparities has sought to address this lack of consensus by providing a Working definition of trauma-informed practice - GOV.UK (This has been developed for practitioners working in the health and care sector and reflects the original internationally recognised definition developed by the United States Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). In England there has been a lack of consensus across the health and social care sector, education and criminal justice on how trauma-informed practice is defined, what the key principles are and how it can be built into services and systems. Trauma-informed approaches have become increasingly cited in policy and adopted in practice as a means for reducing the negative impact of traumatic experiences and supporting mental and physical health outcomes. It seeks to remove the barriers that those affected by trauma can experience when accessing care and services by using the principles of trauma-informed practice: safety, trust, choice, collaboration, empowerment and inclusivity.
Trauma-informed practice is not designed to treat trauma-related difficulties. Being trauma-informed means assuming that people are more likely than not to have a history of traumatic experiences and that these experiences may impact on their ability to feel safe within or develop trusting relationships with services and their staff, or their ability to live happy and fulfilled lives within their communities. The organization actively moves past cultural stereotypes and biases, offers culturally responsive services, leverages the healing value of traditional cultural connections, and recognizes and addresses historical trauma.Trauma-informed practice is an approach which is grounded in the understanding that trauma exposure can impact an individual’s neurological, biological, psychological and social development. This builds on what clients, staff, and communities have to offer, rather than responding to perceived deficits. Organization aims to strengthen the staff, client, and family members's experience of choice and recognizes that every person's experience is unique and requires an individualized approach. One does not have to be a therapist to be therapeutic. The organization recognizes that everyone has a role to play in a trauma-informed approach. There is recognition that healing happens in relationships and in the meaningful sharing of power and decision-making. These are integral to the organizational and service delivery approach and are understood as a key vehicle for building trust, establishing safety, and empowerment. Organizational operations and decisions are conducted with transparency and the goal of building and maintaining trust among staff, clients, and family members of those receiving services. Throughout the organization, staff and the people they serve feel physically and psychologically safe.
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