🍀Trauma Informed Care in Practice🍀 Trauma-informed care (TIC) is defined as a strength- based framework for human services that assumes that individuals are more likely than not to have a history of trauma and acknowledges the role that trauma may play in the lives of service users, care providers, and the public. TIC was first described by Harris and Fallot in 2001. They envisioned how human services, such as hospital settings or schools, should commit themselves to providing services in a manner that welcomes and is appropriate for the needs of trauma survivors. TIC is holistic and integrates six guiding principles: 👉safety; 👉 trustworthiness and transparency; 👉 peer support; 👉collaboration and mutuality; 👉empowerment, 👉voice, and choice; and cultural, historical, and gender issues. These principles ensure that the human services are trustworthy and person-centred, targeting trauma survivors’ needs.
Understanding Trauma Informed Care: A Holistic Framework
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