Trauma Informed Care, Compassion, and Self Care in Behavioral Health Services
Main Post (175 to 250 words)
Using this week’s lectures on the history of trauma, defining trauma, variables related to trauma severity and recovery (Dombo), and the introduction to compassion and self care and team based self care (Hurley), reflect on how your understanding of trauma informed care has evolved. Identify at least two key principles of trauma informed care and explain how they apply specifically to work with individuals with substance use and co-occurring mental health disorders. Then describe one concrete individual self care strategy and one team based practice or structure that could support compassion, reduce burnout, and sustain ethical, high quality care in your current or anticipated practice setting.
Please use the links below to view the videos and answer the discussion post. The videos could be used as reference(s)
https://learn-brightspace.cua.edu/content/enforced/49411-SSS_659A_01_1261_DD/11_The_History_of_Social_Work_Practice_with_Trauma-4466.html?ou=49411&d2l_body_type=3
https://learn-brightspace.cua.edu/content/enforced/49411-SSS_659A_01_1261_DD/Videos.html?ou=49411&d2l_body_type=3