Trauma-Informed Care Flashcards
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What are the six key principles of trauma-informed care as defined by SAMHSA?
Answer: Safety; Trustworthiness and Transparency; Peer Support; Collaboration and Mutuality; Empowerment, Voice and Choice; Cultural, Historical and Gender Issues
SAMHSA's trauma-informed care framework is built on these six specific principles that guide how organizations and practitioners support trauma survivors.
What is the primary goal of trauma-informed care in recovery settings?
Answer: To avoid re-traumatizing individuals while promoting healing and recovery
Trauma-informed care aims to prevent re-traumatization by creating safe, supportive environments that acknowledge trauma's impact and promote healing.
Which of the following best reflects SAMHSA's definition of trauma?
Answer: An event or circumstances experienced as harmful or threatening that has lasting adverse effects on functioning and well-being
SAMHSA defines trauma broadly to include the subjective experience of harm and its lasting adverse effects, not just the event itself.
What does the ACE (Adverse Childhood Experiences) study primarily demonstrate?
Answer: A dose-response relationship between childhood adversity and negative health outcomes in adulthood
The ACE study found that higher ACE scores are strongly correlated with increased risk of substance use disorders, mental illness, and chronic physical health problems.
Which action by a recovery mentor BEST demonstrates a trauma-informed approach?
Answer: Creating predictable routines and clearly explaining what will happen during each interaction
Creating predictability and transparency establishes safety, which is the foundational principle of trauma-informed care.
What is secondary traumatic stress as it relates to recovery mentors?
Answer: Emotional duress that results from helping or wanting to help a traumatized person
Secondary traumatic stress, also called vicarious trauma, develops through indirect exposure to trauma when working closely with trauma survivors.
In trauma-informed care, 'empowerment' most accurately refers to:
Answer: Acknowledging survivors' strengths and building skills that help them reclaim power and voice
Empowerment in trauma-informed care focuses on recognizing and building survivors' existing strengths and helping them reclaim agency over their lives.