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?

Answer

Trauma-informed care shifts the focus from 'What is wrong with you?' to 'What happened to you?' — recognizing that behavior is often a response to past trauma rather than a character flaw.

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

Trustworthiness and transparency

Answer

SAMHSA's six principles of trauma-informed care include safety, trustworthiness and transparency, peer support, collaboration and mutuality, empowerment, and cultural/historical/gender issues.

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

Answer

The ACE Study found a strong dose-response relationship between childhood adversity and long-term physical and mental health outcomes, including vulnerability to revictimization.

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

Re-traumatization occurs when service delivery processes, environments, or interactions unintentionally recreate the dynamics of the original trauma, worsening a survivor's distress.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

Complex trauma refers to repeated and prolonged traumatic exposure — such as ongoing domestic violence — especially within relationships of power and dependence, leading to pervasive effects on identity, emotions, and relationships.

(ICDVP) Illinois Certified Domestic Violence Professionals Practice Test

(ICDVP) Illinois Certified Domestic Violence Professionals Practice Test

ICDVP Trauma-Informed Care