BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Does it matter what kind of trauma a person experiences, in order to benefit from trauma informed care?
No. Everyone experiences trauma differently. What may be traumatic for one person may not be traumatic for another.
True or False: Comfortable furniture, soothing music, and water features such as fish tanks are part of a trauma-informed environment?
True. Trauma-informed environments are designed to be safe, secure, and healing. Features such as these (comfort rooms) have shown to decrease outbursts by giving clients a safe, separate space.
True or false: 1 in 5 adults in the US live with a mental illness.
True, 52.9 million in 2020.
When was DCYF established?
July 2017
"what is wrong with you" versus "what _____ you"? (3 words)
"has happened to"
This changes the narrative to deeming the patient/client/youth as a survivor, rather than a victim.
True or False: practicing trauma informed care lessen the frequency of incidents with physical and mechanical restraints?
True. Studies have shown that when TIC is used properly and frequently in detention/institution settings, there are less physical and mechanical restraint episodes.
7 (National Alliance on Mental Illness).
When was GHS established?
June 1891
Do you need to know a youth's history in order to engage them in a therapeutic manner?
No. It may be useful to know their history or certain details, but it's not necessary. Trauma Informed Care is something that can be practiced daily with or without knowledge of others' history or mental health diagnoses.
What are ways in which signage can create a non-trauma informed environment?
signage that includes lists of do's & dont's, we-they language, and other language of oppression (subconscious biases), is not considered trauma-informed.
What percent of Americans have experienced trauma in their lifetimes?
70% (2021).
25 years old
Prior to Trauma informed care, what two kinds of therapy helped soldiers with PTSD?
group therapy and talk therapy became popular towards the end of the Korean and Vietnam wars. Before PTSD was a diagnosis, soldiers were often labeled as morally weak. However, once a diagnosis was made and soldiers were able to talk amongst one another about their experiences, their symptoms lessened drastically.
Does floor staff practicing TIC make them less capable of physical intervention, if necessary, than floor staff who do not practice TIC?
No. Practicing TIC is just another tool in our tool belt. it doesn't take away any other skills that we already have. Staff have the ability to be empathetic, and still use physical intervention if the need arises. It does not have to be only one or the other.
True or false: Trauma is a risk factor for nearly all behavioral health and substance use disorders?
True. Numerous studies show trauma is positively correlated with behavioral health and substance use disorders, as well as mental illness.
Which RCW establishes a system of accountability and rehabilitative treatment for juvenile offenders?
Title 13 RCW, The Juvenile Justice Act of 1977
90%.
When does TIC end and physical intervention begin?
Trick question, TIC should never end, even when physical intervention is necessary for the safety of youth and staff. Continuing TIC is vital to keep, mend, and build rapport, especially after an incident where physical intervention has occurred.
What treatment model is used at GHS?
Integrated Treatment Model - research based treatment approach that utilizes several different treatment programs; DBT, ART, TARGET, etc..
When was Trauma informed care created?
1970's after the physical and mental traumas experienced by Vietnam War vets.