Trauma Informed Community
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Community Trainings Developed and Offered 2012
CMH Trauma Focused Therapy 2011
Developed Community Training Teams 2011
Training Lenawee County School Staff/Admin
DHS – State of Michigan Pilot Program
Community Conference 2012
Triumph Over Trauma Conference 2014
Community Conference 2016
Collective Impact Community Approach 2015
Trauma is defined as: 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 threatening and that has lasting adverse effects on the individual’s functioning and physical, social, emotional, or spiritual well-being.
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Resilience: the ability to recover from traumatic events. In general, children who are resilient: See themselves as safe, capable, and lovable See the world—and life—as manageable, understandable, and meaningful
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Some factors that can increase resilience include:
A strong relationship with at least one competent, caring adult
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Feeling connected to a positive role model/mentor Having talents/abilities nurtured and appreciated Feeling some control over one’s own life A sense of belonging to a community, group, or cause larger than oneself
Some factors that can increase resilience include:
A strong relationship with at least one competent, caring adult
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Feeling connected to a positive role model/mentor Having talents/abilities nurtured and appreciated Feeling some control over one’s own life A sense of belonging to a community, group, or cause larger than oneself
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If everything is trauma, nothing is trauma.
It is the child’s experience of the event, not the event itself, that is traumatizing.
If we don’t look for or acknowledge trauma in the lives of children and adolescents, we end up chasing behaviors and limiting the possibilities for change.
The behavioral and emotional adaptations that maltreated children make in order to survive are brilliant, creative solutions, and are personally costly.
Since trauma = chaos, structure = healing
If you don’t ask, they won’t tell.
What is not integrated is repeated.
Community Trainings Developed and Offered 2012
CMH Trauma Focused Therapy 2011
Developed Community Training Teams 2011
Training Lenawee County School Staff/Admin
DHS – State of Michigan Pilot Program
Community Conference 2012
Triumph Over Trauma Conference 2014
Community Conference 2016
Collective Impact Community Approach 2015
Trauma is defined as: 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 threatening and that has lasting adverse effects on the individual’s functioning and physical, social, emotional, or spiritual well-being.
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5
Resilience: the ability to recover from traumatic events. In general, children who are resilient: See themselves as safe, capable, and lovable See the world—and life—as manageable, understandable, and meaningful
6
Some factors that can increase resilience include:
A strong relationship with at least one competent, caring adult
7
Feeling connected to a positive role model/mentor Having talents/abilities nurtured and appreciated Feeling some control over one’s own life A sense of belonging to a community, group, or cause larger than oneself
Some factors that can increase resilience include:
A strong relationship with at least one competent, caring adult
8
Feeling connected to a positive role model/mentor Having talents/abilities nurtured and appreciated Feeling some control over one’s own life A sense of belonging to a community, group, or cause larger than oneself
(Continued)
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If everything is trauma, nothing is trauma.
It is the child’s experience of the event, not the event itself, that is traumatizing.
If we don’t look for or acknowledge trauma in the lives of children and adolescents, we end up chasing behaviors and limiting the possibilities for change.
The behavioral and emotional adaptations that maltreated children make in order to survive are brilliant, creative solutions, and are personally costly.
Since trauma = chaos, structure = healing
If you don’t ask, they won’t tell.
What is not integrated is repeated.
