Trauma Reflection One
Safety
Workplace
The feelings and definition of safety are unique to each individual. When someone experiences a traumatic experience his or her safety is not only compromised in that moment, but perhaps long after the event as well. These victims of trauma often come to us for help in regaining their sense of safety and it is important that we do so in a proper, empathic way. It is unfortunate that at times a social worker or therapist can foster more damage. We need to create a protected place where we can open up and feel their emotions. “A safe workplace requires witnessing how unsafe they feel, but doing so while grounded in our own safe place” (Goelitz, 4, 2013). Secondary trauma can be just as damaging; we need to do what we need to in order to …show more content…
It is possible that a client stays in this panic mode and does not know how to separate danger from stress. I worked with kids who had behavioral problems and most of them had experienced past trauma. There were a couple clients who were in this condition. It is important to discover what their triggers are to help keep their stress levels down as much as possible. One client was triggered because we had not done a proper assessment and gathered all the information that we needed to know. When working with survivors in any type of setting it is vital that we try to understand where they are coming from and their stressors as much as possible. I loved the idea mentioned in From Trauma to Healing, when client’s flight or flight response is activated, “encourage clients to focus on the here and now… Remind them that they are safe and help them remember people, places, and things that represent safety for them” (Goelitz, 8, 2013). Encouraging them to focus on the here and now can help them come back to reality and hopefully break down the stress associated with it little by little while bringing back the feeling of
Safety
Workplace
The feelings and definition of safety are unique to each individual. When someone experiences a traumatic experience his or her safety is not only compromised in that moment, but perhaps long after the event as well. These victims of trauma often come to us for help in regaining their sense of safety and it is important that we do so in a proper, empathic way. It is unfortunate that at times a social worker or therapist can foster more damage. We need to create a protected place where we can open up and feel their emotions. “A safe workplace requires witnessing how unsafe they feel, but doing so while grounded in our own safe place” (Goelitz, 4, 2013). Secondary trauma can be just as damaging; we need to do what we need to in order to …show more content…
It is possible that a client stays in this panic mode and does not know how to separate danger from stress. I worked with kids who had behavioral problems and most of them had experienced past trauma. There were a couple clients who were in this condition. It is important to discover what their triggers are to help keep their stress levels down as much as possible. One client was triggered because we had not done a proper assessment and gathered all the information that we needed to know. When working with survivors in any type of setting it is vital that we try to understand where they are coming from and their stressors as much as possible. I loved the idea mentioned in From Trauma to Healing, when client’s flight or flight response is activated, “encourage clients to focus on the here and now… Remind them that they are safe and help them remember people, places, and things that represent safety for them” (Goelitz, 8, 2013). Encouraging them to focus on the here and now can help them come back to reality and hopefully break down the stress associated with it little by little while bringing back the feeling of