Trauma-Informed Practice
Trauma is an experience that overwhelms an individual’s emotional and psychological ability to cope and can result in lasting mental and physical effects.
Trauma-informed practice is a broad approach to service delivery that applies certain principles and practices to all clients, regardless of trauma disclosure. Everyone in a clinical setting can practice in a trauma-informed way, even if trauma-specific treatment is not within their role.
The attached reference card helps to answer the following questions:
- What is trauma?
- What is the impact of trauma?
- What is trauma-informed practice?
- What is trauma exposure response?
- How can clinicians build resilience?
