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Trauma Informed Care
Trauma-informed care acknowledges that understanding a patient’s life experiences is key to potentially improving engagement and outcomes while lowering unnecessary utilization. In order to be successful, trauma-informed care must be adopted at the organizational and clinical levels.
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Trauma Informed Care
What is Trauma?
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) describes trauma as events or circumstances experienced by an individual as physically or emotionally harmful or life-threatening, which result in adverse effects on the individual’s functioning and well-being.
What is the impact of trauma on health?
The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study, conducted by the CDC and Kaiser Permanente, revealed that the more an individual is exposed to a variety of stressful and potentially traumatic experiences, the greater the risk for chronic health conditions and health-risk behaviors later in life.
How can providers become trauma informed?
Trauma-informed care acknowledges that understanding a patient’s life experiences is key to potentially improving engagement and outcomes while lowering unnecessary utilization. In order to be successful, trauma-informed care must be adopted at the organizational and clinical levels.
Cost of training:
1-30 trainees: $400
Duration: 2 hrs