Trauma-informed care is being talked about more and more. What is it?

Trauma-informed care is in the details.

It assumes people are people.

And people experience trauma.

Trauma informed care or TIC assumes that every person may have a history of trauma, so steps are taken to minimize harm by anticipating triggers and promoting a culture of safety and healing.

Trauma-informed care was originally an organizational framework for healthcare organizations that interact with patients, like hospitals, but it has been expanded over time to other settings, like education, explains Dr. Lauren Ng, an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of California at Los Angeles and director of the Treatment and Research for the Underserved with Stress and Trauma (TRUST) Lab.

What is the meaning of trauma-informed care?

In a whitepaper published by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, researchers described that from a healthcare perspective, TIC aims to understand a patient’s life experiences in order to deliver effective care. It has been shown that TIC has the potential to improve patient engagement, increase treatment adherence, improve health outcomes and promote a culture of provider and staff wellness.

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