Collaboration
The power in collaborative relationships, who has it?
- shared decision making with the client being at the forefront
Referrals, when to use 'em...
When is:
- client in need of more supports
- limited practice scope of provider
- client has asked for it
Trauma-informed collaboration is ....
What is:
- meaningful sharing of power
- ensuring safety
- non-judgmental
- client-focused
Who has the power to make a referral?
- the client
- service provider, as long as it's been agreed upon by the client
To collaborate or to not collaborate
What is:
- check in with client along the way
- respect various opinions and viewpoints
- minimize risk of re-traumatization
Social workers can support clients with referrals by...
What is:
- going with client to new referral source
- ensuring external agency has trauma-informed policies
- providing transportation to referral source
- preparing them for work with non-trauma-informed agencies
The importance of collaborating with community
What is:
- to reduce barriers to referrals and care
- building relationships
- sharing knowledge & resources
Practitioners do this to get themselves ready for referrals
- research, research, research
- know your own limitations
- client's goals are at the forefront
Systems collaboration roadmap
What is:
- to establish common vision, goals, action & shared definition of trauma-informed
- clear definition of various members' roles
- maintain regular contact
- to establish safety in sharing views and to offer different modes of engagement
Decolonizing referrals by..
What is:
- incorporating Indigenous worldviews
- through Ethical Spaces (meeting place about a neutral zone between entities/cultures)
- seeking out Indigenous resources & ways of knowing