Trauma Informed Care
Type of trauma that results from hearing or witnessing the trauma of others
What is secondary or vicarious trauma?
This principle encourages the involvement of individuals in their care and decision-making.
What is Collaboration and Mutuality
Addiction is always treated best through abstinence-only programs, like 12-step programs.
False – Different approaches, including cognitive behavioral therapy and medication-assisted treatment (MAT), can be effective depending on the individual.
Sustained change. New behavior replaces old patterns
What is maintenance?
Building rapport is connected to this stage of change
What is pre-contemplation?
Three of the six key principles of trauma-informed care
What is safety, trustworthiness and transparency, peer support, collaboration and mutuality, empowerment, and cultural sensitivity?
An event or situation occurs that disrupts the calm state, leading to increased anxiety or agitation.
What is a trigger?
Trauma can be a contributing factor to substance use and addiction.
True – Many people use substances to cope with unresolved trauma.
No intention on changing behavior
What is pre-contemplation?
At this stage, a menu of options for change or treatment may be offered
What is preparation?
Three rules of thumb when using person-centered, trauma-informed language
What is No Labels, No Judgment, No Jargon
Inconsistent communication, lack of follow-through, and unclear policies are barriers to achieving this key principle of trauma-informed care
What is Trustworthiness and Transparency?
The concept of addiction as a brain disease removes stigma and improves treatment outcomes for everyone.
False – While the disease model can help some, it may reduce personal agency and foster a sense of powerlessness in others.
Fall back to old patterns of behavior
What is relapse?
An individual's belief in their ability to successfully change a behavior.
What is self-efficacy?
Emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and reduced personal accomplishment are sign of this
What is Burnout?
How cultural sensitivity impacts a trauma-informed approach to safety and engagement
What is ensuring services are adapted to respect diverse backgrounds, reducing the risk of triggering individuals through cultural misunderstandings or assumptions
Addiction only affects the individual and not their social environment.
False – Addiction impacts family, friends, and the broader community, creating ripple effects.
Goal setting, planning, and seeking information are characteristic of this stage of change
What is preparation?
Weighing the pros and cons of changing a behavioral and pros and cons on not changing a behavioral helps to ________
What is the tip of the decisional balance scale toward change?
Common physical and behavioral signs of trauma that service providers should watch for when working with individuals
What is rapid heart rate, muscle stiffness, shaking, difficulty breathing, emotional outbursts, zoning out, difficulty concentrating, and avoiding eye contact
The amygdala releases stress hormones causing a person to do one of three things. Name the three responses to stress.
What are Flight, Fight, and Freeze?
When drug addicted rats were integrated into Rat Park, they continue to use drugs at high rates.
False -
Ambivalence and uncertainty are characteristics of this stage of change
What is contemplation?
A strategy that supports and acknowledges an individual's work and effort in the maintenance stage.
What is the use of affirmations or affirming a person's resolve and self-efficacy?