ICDVP Trauma-Informed Care

Question 1

What is the foundational question that distinguishes a trauma-informed approach from a traditional service approach?

Accepted Answer

What happened to you?

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What is wrong with you?

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Why can't you just leave?

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How long has this been going on?

Question 2

According to SAMHSA's trauma-informed care framework, which of the following is one of the six key principles?

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Trustworthiness and transparency

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Immediate intervention

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Rapid case closure

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Symptom reduction

Question 3

What does the ACE (Adverse Childhood Experiences) Study primarily demonstrate regarding domestic violence survivors?

Accepted Answer

Higher ACE scores are linked to increased risk of health problems and revictimization

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Childhood trauma has no lasting effect on adult health outcomes

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ACEs only affect individuals who experienced physical abuse

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ACE scores predict whether a person will become an abuser

Question 4

In trauma-informed care, 're-traumatization' refers to which of the following?

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Service practices or environments that inadvertently trigger a survivor's trauma response

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A survivor experiencing a new abusive relationship

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A therapist reliving their own trauma through client stories

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A survivor who refuses to accept help from an advocate

Question 5

Which of the following best describes 'complex trauma' as it relates to domestic violence survivors?

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Repeated, prolonged exposure to traumatic events, often within a relationship of dependence

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A single catastrophic event such as a violent assault

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Trauma that involves more than one abuser simultaneously

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Trauma that only affects individuals with pre-existing mental health conditions

Question 6

When a domestic violence survivor appears emotionally shut down or disconnected during an advocacy session, a trauma-informed advocate should first:

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Recognize this may be a dissociative trauma response and provide a calm, grounding presence

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Immediately refer the survivor to psychiatric services

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Push the survivor to engage more actively to make progress

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Document the survivor as uncooperative in their case file

Question 7

Which concept in trauma-informed care describes the idea that trauma exposure is widespread across all populations and service providers must assume any person may have a trauma history?

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Universal precautions for trauma

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Trauma specificity

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Selective screening

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Diagnostic labeling