Trauma Informed Practice/Core Concepts
A traumatic event that occurs to or is witnessed by one person.
What is Individual Trauma?
A relationship building technique that involves providing affirmations that are short, specific and sincere.
What is Praise?
YES! stands for
What is Youth Empowerment Strategies?
ROSE Rules stands for
What is Respect for Others, Self, and the Environment?
Praising the youth for demonstrating a newly-learned skill (evidence the youth can use the skill) is this type of Teaching Interaction
What is Effective Praise?
Name one type of Staff Trauma
What is Compassion Fatigue, Vicarious/Secondary Trauma, Personal Vulnerability, Grief and loss at work, Staff being victimized at work, Systems Trauma or Burnout?
In this de-escalation technique, you choose to address the individual's mood - not their behavior.
What is Selective Focus?
Rather than pull away from a bite we should...
What is push the area being bitten into the individual's mouth with the intent to seal the mouth so the individual will have to open their mouth to take a breath?
Skills needed to self-soothe in stressful situations
What are Calming Skills (coping skills)?
Acronym and full name for the youth-specific Calming plan that is continually updated and revised
What is the I.C.W.R.P.: Individual Calming Wellness & Resiliency Plan?
Negative, disparaging, or hurtful messages (words, tone, looks, actions, etc.) conveyed to individuals because of their status in a historically marginalized group.
What are Microagressions?
A relationship building technique that includes reflecting back what the other person has said (both the words and the accompanying feeling).
What is Active Listening?
In a choking situation, the Initial Protection for a staff is...
What is "Turtling"?
Edible Reinforcements, Tangible Rewards, Contingent Activities, Special Privileges, and Social Praise
What are types of Motivators?
True or False: In times of crisis, the psychiatrist/MD is ALWAYS the Leader.
False. Who can be the leader?
Any time an individual can learn from you.
What is a Teachable Moment?
It is something that we can always Validate.
What are feelings and experiences?
In a choking situation, the Initial Protection for a staff is...
What is "Turtling"?
"If you don't finish your homework; you can't watch TV after dinner," is an example of a
An Applied (and negative) Consequence.
All restrictive techniques end with a take-down restraint on the floor.
False. The least restrictive technique should be used and can be paused and/or ended as early as possible based on assessment.
An integral part of staff's day-to-day interactions is M.I.S.
What is Moving, Interacting, and Scanning?
The de-escalation technique that consists of making brief comments and or asking questions in order to direct the conversation to a less upsetting topic.
What is Distraction?
Trauma triggers may cause a hijacking of this "part" of the brain by this "part" of the brain
What is the "Upstairs Brain" (prefrontal cortex) is hijacked by the "Downstairs Brain" (amygdala)?
A daily, staff guided, youth-led, gathering and discussion that allows youth to learn how to successfully have a voice in social interaction and planning
What is Community Meeting?
Prompting and encouraging the youth to use the previously taught skills after seeing the youth engage in an ineffective behavior is this type of Teaching Interaction
What is Positive Correction?