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Trauma-Informed Care Flashcards

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  1. Which of the following is one of SAMHSA's six key principles of a trauma-informed approach?

    Answer: Safety

    SAMHSA's six principles are: Safety; Trustworthiness and Transparency; Peer Support; Collaboration and Mutuality; Empowerment, Voice and Choice; and Cultural, Historical and Gender Issues.

  2. The core shift in thinking behind trauma-informed care is moving from asking "What's wrong with you?" to:

    Answer: "What happened to you?"

    Trauma-informed care treats behavior as an understandable response to past experiences rather than as a personal defect.

  3. A peer becomes visibly agitated when a door slams during a meeting. What is the most trauma-informed response?

    Answer: Calmly check in, offer choices such as taking a break, and help restore a sense of safety

    A trauma-informed response treats the reaction as a possible trauma trigger. It restores safety and gives the person choice and control.

  4. "Re-traumatization" in a service setting most often occurs when:

    Answer: Practices like coercion, loss of control, or being forced to retell trauma repeatedly echo the original trauma

    Services can re-traumatize people when they repeat the dynamics of the original trauma, such as powerlessness, coercion or not being believed.

  5. The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study is significant for recovery work because it found that:

    Answer: Higher numbers of childhood adversities are strongly associated with increased risk of substance use disorders and other health problems

    The CDC-Kaiser ACE Study found a dose-response relationship: the more ACEs a person has, the higher their risk of substance use, mental illness and chronic disease. ACEs occur across all income levels.

  6. Which practice best reflects the trauma-informed principle of "Empowerment, Voice and Choice"?

    Answer: The peer chooses their own goals and how they want to pursue them, with support

    Empowerment, voice and choice means the person leads their own recovery: they set goals and choose among options, while staff support rather than direct.

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