CRS Trauma-Informed Care

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Safety

Answer

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

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

"What happened to you?"

Answer

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

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

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

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

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

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

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.

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CRS Trauma-Informed Care