TSS Recovery & Rehabilitation Planning Questions and Answers Flashcards

Motivational interviewing (MI) is useful in trauma recovery because it:

Answer: Helps survivors resolve ambivalence about change and strengthens their own motivation for recovery

MI helps trauma survivors identify and strengthen their own motivation for change, which is especially important when ambivalence about treatment is high.

Relapse prevention planning for trauma survivors with co-occurring substance use should include:

Answer: Identifying trauma triggers linked to substance use and developing coping strategies specific to those triggers

Effective relapse prevention for dual-diagnosis survivors must identify trauma triggers for substance use and target coping strategies at those specific links.

The primary goal of the stabilization phase in complex trauma treatment is:

Answer: Developing emotion regulation skills, safety, and grounding before processing traumatic memories

Stabilization builds the regulatory and safety resources needed to tolerate later trauma processing without becoming overwhelmed.

In trauma recovery planning, 'integration' refers to:

Answer: Weaving the traumatic experience into one's life narrative in a way that allows for coherent identity and meaning

Integration means the trauma is woven into a coherent life narrative rather than being a fragmented, disabling intrusion.

Discharge planning for a trauma survivor should ensure:

Answer: Connection to ongoing community supports, clear crisis plan, and follow-up appointments before discharge

Safe discharge requires ensuring community connections, a crisis plan, and follow-up to prevent relapse and abandonment after acute care.

When setting recovery goals with a trauma survivor, the SMART framework means goals should be:

Answer: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound

SMART goals — Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound — provide clear, trackable targets for trauma recovery planning.