Trauma-informed care tends to focus on the symptoms of a person impacted by trauma. As a treatment-based model, trauma-informed care views these symptoms in isolation which potentially can make one feel like they are what happened to them. Thus, the term “trauma survivor.” As service providers we need to shift from a treatment-based model to a salutogenic approach that supports collective well-being. Healing-centered engagement expands how we think about trauma as an isolated experience and offers a holistic approach to restore well-being. A Healing-Centered approach is holistic involving culture, civic action, and collective healing. A Healing-Centered approach highlights the ways in which trauma and healing are experienced collectively. Healing-Centered Engagement expands how we think about trauma and offers a strengths-based approach to restore well-being. Participants will distinguish trauma-informed care from healing-centered engagement strategies, explore key brain regions as they play a vital role in addressing the wellbeing of Black boys and men, and practice how to apply a healing-centered engagement approach by analyzing a case study.

In the United States, many people experience potentially traumatic events across the life course, and some people experience long-term negative impacts from those events that affect the ways they engage with others and the care system. Given the high rates of trauma in the population, it is reasonable to believe that the older adults for which we provide care will also have high rates of trauma about which providers may or may not be aware. Trauma informed care is a system wide approach to care that aims to reduce re-traumatization and make health and social services more accessible to people who have past traumatic experiences. This presentation will cover risk factors for trauma in older adults, possible presentations of the effects of trauma, ways that individual providers and systems can become more trauma informed, and the differences between trauma informed care and trauma treatment.

This presentation was originally reviewed on November 30, 2023, and broadcast live online on December 1, 2023, from 12:00 PM – 3:15 PM ET.

This presentation was originally reviewed on October 12, 2023, and broadcast live online on October 13, 2023, from 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM ET.

This presentation was originally reviewed on September 11, 2023, and broadcast live online on September 15, 2023, from 12:oo PM – 1:00 PM ET.

This webinar provides a comprehensive exploration of issues specific to the practice of trauma psychology, focusing on adult survivors of interpersonal violence. Despite the pervasive prevalence of trauma in clinical contexts, many practitioners find themselves in the challenging position of providing treatment without the requisite training and support tailored to this population. The presentation delves into best practices for effectively navigating the ethical and professional dilemmas commonly encountered during the assessment and treatment of trauma survivors.

This presentation was originally reviewed on July 3, 2023, and broadcast live online on July 12, 2023, from 12:00 PM- 1:00 PM ET.

This lecture will discuss the concepts of trauma-informed care (TIC), why it matters, and that TIC is not simply a mandate to reduce seclusion and restraint rates. The speaker will review several models of care designed for acute care settings, from theoretical background to more practical implementation strategies. Attendees will learn specifics about seclusion and restraint data at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and learn about the challenges in gathering national data to benchmark. This lecture will describe how the pandemic and other confounders may have changed clinical practice of treating traumatized hospitalized youth, and potential ways to improve staff retention and family satisfaction.

When victims of child abuse, sexual assault, intimate partner violence, or sex trafficking are identified, we know trauma has occurred and internal recovery work from trauma is needed. However, few professionals know how to effectively respond. This session will focus on providing information on trauma, triggers, trauma-informed care, and trauma-focused care to help clients heal through The Survivor’s Journey. Participants will learn the twelve internal and external journeys clients should travel that moves them from victim, to survivor, to thriver.