HRC Trauma-Informed Care 2

Question 1

Which of the following best illustrates the TIC principle of 'collaboration and mutuality' in a harm reduction drop-in center?

Accepted Answer

Staff and clients share power in decision-making and service design, recognizing that healing happens in relationships

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The program director sets all policies without client input

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Clients are required to follow a standardized care plan created by clinicians

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Staff limit peer workers to receptionist roles to maintain professional boundaries

Question 2

When implementing trauma-informed care, why is it important for harm reduction organizations to address staff wellness and organizational culture?

Accepted Answer

Because staff who experience secondary trauma may unintentionally re-traumatize clients if organizational supports are absent

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Because staff wellness is required by OSHA regulations

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Because wellness programs reduce staff overtime costs

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Because TIC only applies to direct service staff, not supervisors

Question 3

A client using your syringe service program discloses that she experienced intimate partner violence. A trauma-informed response from the harm reduction worker would be to:

Accepted Answer

Acknowledge her disclosure, express support, ask what she needs right now, and offer relevant resources without pressuring her

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Immediately call police on her behalf to report the abuse

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Suspend service until she enters a domestic violence shelter

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Document the disclosure and route her file to a supervisor without informing her

Question 4

Cultural humility in trauma-informed harm reduction requires practitioners to:

Accepted Answer

Engage in ongoing self-reflection about their own biases and recognize clients as experts on their own cultural experiences

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Become experts in every culture they encounter

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Apply a standardized cultural protocol for each ethnic group

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Defer all culturally specific questions to an interpreter

Question 5

Which trauma screening tool is widely used in harm reduction and primary care settings because of its brevity and validated psychometric properties?

Accepted Answer

The Primary Care PTSD Screen for DSM-5 (PC-PTSD-5)

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The Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-5 (SCID-5)

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The Rorschach Inkblot Test

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The Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A)

Question 6

The 'window of tolerance' concept in trauma-informed care refers to:

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An optimal arousal zone in which a person can process information and function effectively, bounded by hyperarousal above and hypoarousal below

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The maximum caseload a harm reduction worker can manage without burnout

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The time period during which a trauma survivor can access crisis services

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Legal tolerance levels for drug use under harm reduction policies

Question 7

Which of the following environmental modifications reflects trauma-informed design in a harm reduction facility?

Accepted Answer

Providing clearly visible exits, comfortable seating, calming decor, and visible signage explaining client rights

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Placing staff behind a locked partition to ensure security

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Requiring all clients to check in through a metal detector

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Using surveillance cameras in all areas including restrooms