Trauma Informed Care
Trauma Informed Care
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Trauma Informed Care
Trauma Informed Care
DOT
Trauma is a pervasive, damaging and costly public health problem. Trauma can occur as a result of violence, abuse, neglect, loss, disaster, war, and other emotionally harmful experiences. There is no single, universally adopted definition of trauma. However, the most commonly referenced definition of trauma is from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, also known as SAMHSA. According to SAMHSA, individual “trauma results from an event, series of events, or set of circumstances that is experienced by an individual as physically or emotionally harmful or life threatening and that has lasting adverse effects on the individual’s functioning and mental, physical, social, emotional, or spiritual well-being.”
COURSE INFORMATION
45 minValid for 12 monthsCreated 2019-11-06Updated 2019-11-06
Course Objectives
- Define trauma-informed care
- Describe the impact trauma has on physical and mental health.
- Develop an understanding of the prevalence of trauma exposure and experience.
- Apply evidence-based guidelines for assessing traumatic events.
- Understand the implementation of a trauma-informed care program.
- Recognize the population health impact of traumatic events.
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