Trauma Informed Care
Core Concepts
De-escalation
Restraint
General Definitions
100

Trauma results from an event or series of events experiences by an individual as physically or emotionally ________ with lasting adverse effects on the individual's functioning.

What is harmful, negative, or life-threatening?

100

This 'rule' helps describe a therapeutic approach to compassionately considering the needs of our patients.

What is the platinum rule?

100

Any change in usual behavior is an indicator of this stage of behavior

What is early?

100

In a supportive stance, this term describes feet  placed at 12:00 and 2:00 or 12:00 and 10:00.

What is Blading?

100

An activity or behavior used to tolerate distress

What is a coping strategy?

200

These are two strategies used when grounding with a patient

What are: Breathing exercises, visualization,  alerting the senses, naming drills?

200

Another way to conceptualize approaches to therapeutic environment, this theory prioritizes how information, communication, hope, and respect can impact your relationships with patients.

What are RICH therapeutic relationships?

200

This technique includes using your voice and body language to convey safety and helpfulness when interacting with patients

What is Modeling

200

During choking or headlocks, the most important concept is

What is the initial protection of windpipes?
200

The ability to bounce back from adversity or adapt successfully to challenges

What is resilience?

300

Negative or disparaging messages conveyed to individuals because of their status in a historically marginalized group.

What are Microaggressions?

300

This practice involves restating language to focus on strengths and recovery instead of deficits and illness.

What is reframing?

300

It is important to communicate these facts when choosing to give a patient undivided attention

What is where you will be going, how long you will be gone, and that you would not like to be disturbed

300

It is important to do this during a bite attack, even if it feels counter-intuitive

What is push into the bite?

300

This is: The line that separates what is and what is not acceptable behavior, as defined by the person, program, or group.

What is tolerance?

400

Struggling to calm oneself, impaired impulse control, lack of flexibility, negative view of self and others, and poor working memory are symptoms of this occurence

What is diminished prefrontal cortex functioning?

400

Listening without judgement, looking for areas that make sense, and empathizing with emotions are all part of this therapeutic practice.

What is validation?

400

This technique encourages participants to consider the immediate and long-term consequences of their behaviors

What is exploring outcomes?

400

When assuming a safe protective stance, hands should be above the waist, never in pockets, and never in this position

What is inter-laced?

400

When approaching a patient for restraint or take down, staff should always approach from

What is a 45 degree angle?

500

Compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma, and burnout are all types of this

What is staff trauma?

500

This therapeutic approach considers that two conflicting ideas may both be true, and that finding a solution is more helpful than trying to establish which ideas is right or wrong.

What is a dialectical approach?

500

This technique starts with acknowledging feelings before guiding the patient to something that may be calming or interesting to them.

What is distraction?

500
During hair pulling, this is the most important concept of the defense technique

What is stabilization

500

This is one of the three components that should always be listed in an individual coping/crisis plan

What is: Triggers, early warning signs, or coping strategies