Trauma Theory
Toolkit
SELF
7 Commitments
Misc
100

The events in one's life that defies an individual's ability to understand or make sense of what they have experienced

What is trauma

100

Going for a walk, listening to music, taking deep breathes and what staff should wear at all times is called a

What is safety plan

100

The acronym SELF stands for

What is safety, emotions, loss, future

100
This commitment values physical, psychological, social and moral safety
What is non-violence
100

PERPETRATOR RESCUER VICTIM This diagram represents

What is trauma renactment traingle

200

The desire to re-create what they know and what is comfortable; individuals will pull people into their lives to re-live traumatic experiences

What is trauma re-enactment

200
How are you feeling, What is your goal for today, who can help you that goal are the 3 questions of a
What is community meeting
200

Absence of substance abuse, healthy, safe, relational sexual behavior and avoidance of risk taking behavior falls inder tis domain of safety

What is physical safety

200
This commitment values opportunities for change, children & families can heal and grow and so can agencies
What is growth and change
200

Safe attachments, safety in the group, social responsibiltiy fall under which domain of safety

What is social

300

Thinking about a client's experiences which results in sleeplessness, fatigue, hopelessness is called

What is vicarious trauma

300
When major crisis exisits, its the tool that can be used to help discuss solutions to a problem and finding the solution is the focus. It can be called by anyone.
What is red flag review (meeting)
300

Academic progress, ability to care for self and others, plannng for after care falls under this area of the SELF model

What is future

300
This commitment values everyone having the power to speak thier own truth; resolve conflict as individuals and as teams. Say what you mean but not mean when you say it
What is open communication
300

This is different from safety plans in that it is to be practiced proactively rather than as a in-the-moment intervention

What is self care plan

400

We have periods of low utilization in programs which results in dcreasing and eliminating overtime. Staff doing the overtime feel unvalued. This is an example of

What is parallel process

400
Checking with staff and their well being, review of sanctuay concepts, reviewing the history of clients and discussing in SELF language, discussing issues of vicarious trauma, planning individual interventions for clients take place in
What is team meetings
400

Understanding this area of SELF allows individuals to acknowledge and grieve painful things in a safe way so that individuals don't get stuck

What is loss

400
This comittment values working together to flatten the hierarchy, shared decision making among residents and staff
What is shared governance
400

This provides for an opportunity for staff, clients, families to reflect on the therapeutic, academic, social and behavioral work that has been done. It incorporates the SELF model

What is Treatment Planning Conferences

500

As a result of cutting staff overtime staff begin to call in sick, becomeless involved on their shifts. Te residents begin to feel unsafe act out behaviorally is an example of

What is collective disturbance

500
It's a key tenet of Sanctuary. The curriculum teaches youth why their past experiences effects the way they act in the present
What is psycho-ed group
500

Recognizing and naming feelings, identifying triggers and abiltiy to read social cues and re-enactments falls under this part of the SELF model

What is emotions

500
This commitment believes symptoms have meaning, hurt people, hurt people. It's about what has happened to our clients, not what's wrong with them and managing our feelings so we don't hurt ourselves or others
What is emotional intelligence
500

The traditional belief is emotional control is essential for an orderly environemt, however this says learning to manage emotions is more important than controlling them

What is Sanctuary

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