Learn about trauma-informed practice and how it can supports service users, families and workers.

Practical tools for workers

• Understanding and applying trauma-informed practice
• Applying the six principles of trauma-informed practice
• Talking about trauma-informed practice with service users
• Using trauma-informed language
• How to support recovery from trauma
• What supports recovery when addressing the impacts of trauma?

Tools for leaders and organisations

• Six principles of trauma-informed practice (poster)
• Leadership and organisation quick checklist of trauma-informed practice
• Shared responsibilities for trauma-informed practice

Handouts for service users

• Understanding and talking about trauma
• What to expect from trauma-informed practice services (poster)
• What to ask workers when getting help for trauma

Assess and strengthen trauma-informed practice across your service. Identify practical actions to improve awareness, engagement, processes and procedures.

Organisation/leadership tools

• Link to REDCap questionnaire (available soon)
• Information about the TIP Audit tool

Strengthen how you and your team reflect on applying trauma-informed practice in your everyday work.

Practical tools for workers

• Aims and benefits of trauma-informed reflective practice
• Reflective practice: Post-session check-in
• Service user example of TIP principles (Emily)
• Service user example of TIP principles (Daren)
• Service user example of TIP principles (Fatima)

Tools for leaders and organisations

• Planning tool for trauma-informed reflective practice
• Planning reflective practice: Tips for managers and workers
• Worksheet planner for running a reflective practice session: A trauma-informed practice approach for managers
• Reflective practice questions (flip cards)

Use these practical tools to support safe, respectful trauma disclosures with service users.

Practical tools for workers

• All workers can support safe trauma disclosures
• Talking about trauma is an opportunity to help
• Understanding and addressing service user barriers to disclosing trauma
• Making decisions about trauma disclosures
• Supporting service users with disclosing trauma experiences
  • Or view the interactive web version here
• Containing disclosures
  • Or view the interactive web version here

Tools for leaders and organisations

• Creating a supportive culture around trauma disclosures

To support autonomy and shared decision-making, use these tools to approach risk through a trauma-informed lens.

Practical tools for workers

• Trauma-informed practice risk management: Balancing Dignity of Risk and Duty of Care
• Steps to promote a trauma-informed approach to risk management
• How trauma-informed is my approach to managing risk? Post-session checklist
• Talking about risk: Making a decision together
  • Or view the interactive web version here
• Service user example of TIP approaches to risk (Jordan)

Tools for leaders and organisations

• Workers’ needs to support dignity and choice when addressing risk

Handouts for service users

• Talking about risk: Making decisions together

Recognise and reduce the impacts of vicarious trauma.

Practical tools for workers

• What is vicarious trauma?
• Self-monitoring tool – Recognising the signs of Vicarious Trauma and track wellbeing
• Setting healthy boundaries within your team and with service users

Tools for leaders and organisations

• Tips for managers: Having conversations about vicarious trauma
• Thinking ahead as a team: Preventing the impact of indirect trauma