MSW Master of Social Work Crisis Intervention and Trauma-Informed Practice Flashcards
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ACE scores (Adverse Childhood Experiences) are used in trauma-informed practice to:
Answer: Quantify the cumulative burden of childhood trauma and predict health and social outcomes
ACE scores summarize the number of adverse childhood experiences and are correlated with increased risk of negative physical, mental health, and social outcomes across the lifespan.
A social worker using a strengths-based approach with a trauma survivor would MOST focus on:
Answer: The client's existing capacities, resources, and resilience factors
A strengths-based approach emphasizes identifying and building on the client's existing strengths, capacities, and resilience rather than focusing primarily on deficits or pathology.
Cultural humility in trauma-informed practice requires a social worker to:
Answer: Maintain an ongoing, self-reflective stance about one's own cultural biases and power dynamics in the helping relationship
Cultural humility is a lifelong process of self-reflection and openness to learning from clients about their cultural context, rather than claiming fixed cultural expertise.
When working with a client who has experienced racial trauma, the social worker should:
Answer: Validate the client's experiences, acknowledge systemic racism, and explore culturally responsive coping strategies
Effective trauma-informed care for racial trauma requires validating lived experiences, acknowledging systemic racism as real, and using culturally responsive interventions.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is an evidence-based treatment primarily used for:
Answer: Processing and reducing the distress associated with traumatic memories
EMDR is a structured trauma therapy that uses bilateral stimulation to help clients process traumatic memories and reduce associated psychological distress.
In the ecological model of trauma, 'community-level resilience factors' that help buffer trauma impact include:
Answer: Strong social networks, accessible mental health services, and culturally cohesive communities
Community-level resilience includes collective social support, accessible resources, and cultural cohesion, all of which buffer the impact of trauma at the population level.