TSS Trauma-Informed Care Principles Questions and Answers Flashcards

Compassion fatigue in trauma practitioners most commonly results from:

Answer: Cumulative emotional cost of empathically engaging with trauma survivors over time

Compassion fatigue develops from the accumulating emotional cost of empathically witnessing and absorbing others' trauma over time.

Vicarious resilience, which can occur alongside vicarious trauma, refers to:

Answer: Positive transformation in the practitioner inspired by witnessing the resilience of trauma survivors

Vicarious resilience is a positive countertransference response in which the practitioner is inspired and transformed by survivors' resilience.

A trauma-informed organization should provide which support to prevent staff burnout and secondary trauma?

Answer: Regular reflective supervision, manageable caseloads, and access to self-care resources

Reflective supervision, manageable caseloads, and self-care support are organizational strategies that protect staff from secondary traumatic stress and burnout.

The concept of 'parallel process' in trauma supervision refers to:

Answer: Dynamics in the supervisory relationship that mirror those in the clinician-client relationship

Parallel process describes how relational dynamics in the client-clinician relationship can be unconsciously replicated in the supervisory relationship.

Trauma-informed care requires that physical environments be modified to:

Answer: Maximize perceived safety, privacy, and choice through layout, décor, and access design

Trauma-informed environments are designed with safety and choice in mind, using calming décor, clear exits, and private spaces.

Intersectionality is important in trauma-informed care because:

Answer: Multiple marginalized identities compound trauma risk, exposure, and barriers to care

Intersectionality recognizes that overlapping marginalized identities create compounded vulnerabilities and unique experiences of trauma and access to care.