The authors describe the development of the TICOMETER, a brief assessment tool that shows reliability and validity in measuring trauma-informed care (TIC) within an organization. The 35-item questionnaire can be completed in approximately 15-minutes by any individual in the workforce. It can be used once to determine the level of TIC to those being served, or used repeatedly to gauge progress of training. This article was chosen because it raises the importance of addressing whether or not training is achieving the desired outcome.
Butler, L.D., Critelli, F.M, Rinfrette, E.S. (2011). Trauma informed care and mental health. Directions in Psychiatry, 31, 197-210. This article opens with a compelling case study that makes an grasps …show more content…
It confirms that a greater stress response is more consistently related to an individual’s subjective experience, than the severity of the injury. It also addresses the misconception that children and their families are mostly able to handle trauma without support from professionals. This article is selected because it provides good background data.
Kusmaul, N., Wilson, B., & Nochajski, T. (2015). Infusion of trauma-informed care in organizations: Experience of agency staff. Human service organizations: Magangement, leadership & governance, 39, (1), 25-37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23303131.2014. 968749 This article presents the findings of a study that examined staff’s perception of the implementation of trauma-informed care (TIC) within different types of community agencies. The focus was to determine if agencies that offer trauma-informed services to those seeking care, also practice a trauma-informed approach to employees. This article is included because it discusses organizational culture and organizational change. Additionally, it identifies trauma as a unifying commonality in human service organizations.
Leitch, L. (2017). Action steps using ACEs and trauma-informed care: A resilience model. Health and Justice, 5, (5), 1-10. …show more content…
This article adds a rich background in the physiological response to traumatic events and offers concrete suggestions to be included in a trauma-informed approach.
Missouridou, E. (2017). Secondary posttraumatic stress and nurses’ emotional responses to patient’s trauma. Journal of Trauma Nurses, 24, (2), 110-115. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/ JTN.000000000000000274 In this article, the author acknowledges that secondary trauma can occurs in many treatment areas of nursing care. Although the extent of secondary trauma is unknown, no one questions its existence. The symptoms can be similar to that of firsthand trauma, but two of the maladaptive coping mechanisms are disengagement from all patients, particularly those that remind the nurse of the prior experience, or over-involvement with the patient who has had trauma. The authors discuss the importance of a trauma awareness culture, clinical supervision, and self-care. This article addresses the needs of caring for the care-giver, and offer an understanding of the importance of recognizing secondary trauma to avoid
Butler, L.D., Critelli, F.M, Rinfrette, E.S. (2011). Trauma informed care and mental health. Directions in Psychiatry, 31, 197-210. This article opens with a compelling case study that makes an grasps …show more content…
It confirms that a greater stress response is more consistently related to an individual’s subjective experience, than the severity of the injury. It also addresses the misconception that children and their families are mostly able to handle trauma without support from professionals. This article is selected because it provides good background data.
Kusmaul, N., Wilson, B., & Nochajski, T. (2015). Infusion of trauma-informed care in organizations: Experience of agency staff. Human service organizations: Magangement, leadership & governance, 39, (1), 25-37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23303131.2014. 968749 This article presents the findings of a study that examined staff’s perception of the implementation of trauma-informed care (TIC) within different types of community agencies. The focus was to determine if agencies that offer trauma-informed services to those seeking care, also practice a trauma-informed approach to employees. This article is included because it discusses organizational culture and organizational change. Additionally, it identifies trauma as a unifying commonality in human service organizations.
Leitch, L. (2017). Action steps using ACEs and trauma-informed care: A resilience model. Health and Justice, 5, (5), 1-10. …show more content…
This article adds a rich background in the physiological response to traumatic events and offers concrete suggestions to be included in a trauma-informed approach.
Missouridou, E. (2017). Secondary posttraumatic stress and nurses’ emotional responses to patient’s trauma. Journal of Trauma Nurses, 24, (2), 110-115. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/ JTN.000000000000000274 In this article, the author acknowledges that secondary trauma can occurs in many treatment areas of nursing care. Although the extent of secondary trauma is unknown, no one questions its existence. The symptoms can be similar to that of firsthand trauma, but two of the maladaptive coping mechanisms are disengagement from all patients, particularly those that remind the nurse of the prior experience, or over-involvement with the patient who has had trauma. The authors discuss the importance of a trauma awareness culture, clinical supervision, and self-care. This article addresses the needs of caring for the care-giver, and offer an understanding of the importance of recognizing secondary trauma to avoid