Mar 8, 2010

Trauma-informed care is newest trend


I'm gratified to receive lots of positive comments about Saturday's training program for professionals on "Treating & Healing Trauma With Action Methods," which you'll see in my next e-mail newsletter.Watch for more training dates for experiential modalities for addressing trauma.

News of best practices of addressing trauma is rapidly growing, as we understand more about the brain and how it is impacted by traumatic experiences, whether abuse, war or natural catastrophe. Now there are new laws about the importance of current education.

The National Center for Trauma-Informed Care was created in 2005, and it is funded by the Center for Mental Health Services. It assists publicly-funded agencies, programs, and services in making the important cultural shift to a more trauma-informed environment — an environment that is intended to be more supportive, comprehensively integrated, and empowering for trauma survivors.

In addition, the NCTIC has facilitated a Facebook Group called Trauma-Informed to promote dialog about trauma-informed care and to foster the sharing of knowledge and resources through this social marketing network.