HRC Trauma-Informed Care

Question 1

Which of the following best defines trauma-informed care (TIC) in the context of harm reduction?

Accepted Answer

An approach that recognizes the widespread impact of trauma and integrates knowledge about trauma into policies, procedures, and practices

Answer

Trauma-informed care is an organizational framework that recognizes trauma's prevalence and integrates that knowledge into all aspects of service delivery to avoid re-traumatization.

Question 2

The SAMHSA model of trauma-informed care is built on six key principles. Which of the following is NOT one of those principles?

Accepted Answer

Diagnosis and labeling

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 — diagnosis and labeling is not among them.

Question 3

A harm reduction worker notices that a client becomes hostile when asked to sit in a chair facing the wall. The worker allows the client to move the chair. This is an example of which TIC principle?

Accepted Answer

Safety

Answer

Allowing the client to reposition themselves addresses their physical and psychological sense of safety, a core TIC principle.

Question 4

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) research is foundational to trauma-informed harm reduction because it demonstrates that:

Accepted Answer

Higher ACE scores are associated with increased risk of substance use disorders and chronic disease

Answer

The landmark ACE Study found a dose-response relationship between the number of adverse childhood experiences and risk for substance use disorders, mental illness, and chronic disease.

Question 5

Which term describes the process by which staff in trauma-informed settings absorb and internalize the traumatic stress experienced by the clients they serve?

Accepted Answer

Compassion fatigue and secondary traumatic stress

Answer

Compassion fatigue and secondary traumatic stress refer to the emotional and physical depletion that can occur when helpers are repeatedly exposed to clients' traumatic experiences.

HRC - Harm Reduction Professional Certification Practice Test

HRC - Harm Reduction Professional Certification Practice Test

HRC Trauma-Informed Care