Help for the Helpers: Building a Foundation for Trauma Informed Care

Monday, March 31, 2025, 8:00 AM - Tuesday, April 11, 2028, 8:00 PM

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hours), ASWB Social Work Credit(s) (1.00 hours), CME-Designated Participation Credit (1.00 hours)

This one hour video covers the fundamentals of trauma and how it impacts the body and brain, an overview of the principles of trauma-informed care, some trauma-informed strategies and de-escalation tips, and a reminder that this work can cause secondary traumatic stress with some basic ideas for how to combat that.

Presenter

Heather Wilcoxon is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) in the State of VT and NH and previously worked as the Assistant Division Director for Children, Youth & Families with HCRS. Heather has experience working with children and families, adults, crisis evaluations in a hospital setting and medical social service work through a Hospice program for many years.

1. Discuss how a history of traumatic stress, including adverse childhood experiences, necessitates a trauma-informed approach to patient care.

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Bibliographic Material

Articles:

• Felitti, V.J., & Anda, R.F. (2014). The Lifelong Effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences. In Chadwick’s Child Maltreatment: Sexual Abuse and Psychological Maltreatment, (Vol. 2, pp. 203-216). St. Louis, MO: STM Learning, Inc.

• Felitti, V. J., Anda, R. F., Nordenberg, D., Williamson, D. F., Spitz, A. M., Edwards, V., et al (1998). Relationship of childhood abuse and household dysfunction to many of the leading causes of death in adults: The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) study. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 14, 245-258.

• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (2014). SAMHSA’s Concept of Trauma and Guidance for a Trauma-Informed Approach. HHS Publication No. (SMA) 14-4884. Rockville, MD: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

• Shonkoff, J. P. (2016). Capitalizing on Advances in Science to Reduce the Health Consequences of Early Childhood Adversity. JAMA Pediatr, 170(10), 1003-1007.

• van der Kolk, B. (2014). The body keeps score: Brain, mind and body in the healing of trauma. New York, NY: Penguin Group.

Websites:

• CDC ACEs website

• Center on the Developing Child at Harvard [Key Concepts]

Books:

• Fostering Resilient Learners: Strategies for Creating a Trauma-Sensitive Classroom, by Kristen Souers and Pete Hall

• Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others, by Lauren van Dernoot Lipsky and Connie Burk

Recommended Videos:

• Nadine Burke Harris Ted Talk

• Center on the Developing Child at Harvard – Three Core Concepts videos

• “The Resilience Effect” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKimm_Sx8LE

Further resources and infographics:

• National Child Traumatic Stress Network

• Echo Training Infographics

  • “Physical impact of trauma”

  • “The impact of trauma”

  • “How to support someone who has experienced trauma”

  • “Trauma-informed support for children”

  • “Do’s and Don’ts of a trauma-informed classroom”

  • “Trauma-informed arrow”

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