#1 Considered Approach– Consider the effects of trauma on the brain, body and nervous system.
Quick overview of attachment theory and the developing brain
Nervous system states and reflecting on what nervous system state your workplace or organisation might be.
#1 Considered approach: The importance of staged transitions, managing change, welcoming and exiting clients. Discussing how everyone plays a part in creating a trauma responsive culture including receptionist, admin staff, frontline staff, management etc.
#2 Core Values: The foundation of a Trauma Responsive Culture, understanding the 5 Core Values of a Trauma Responsive organisation is
#3 Communicating Safety (The brainstem):
The brainstem and neuroception of safety
Why an environment of safety & trust is so important from a neurobiology perspective
Creating an environment of safety & trust
Being the secure base. How we can be that for our colleagues and for clients we interact with. Brainstorming what a ‘secure base’ organisation and workplace environment would look like. Learning about how every interaction is an intervention.
The presentation
https://youtu.be/bmhSnhNfskU?t=180
Resources
Tūhono Māori: A Research Study of Attachment from an Indigenous Māori Perspective by Alayne Mikahere-Hall (2019)
Investigating Māori approaches to trauma informed care by Leonie Pihama et al (2017)
Laura Biggart, Emma Ward, Laura Cook, Gillian Schofield, The team as a secure base: Promoting resilience and competence in child and family social work, Children and Youth Services Review, Volume 83, 2017, Pages 119-130, doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2017.10.031.
Purvis, K.B., Cross, D.R. & Sunshine, W.L. (2007) The Connected Child. New York, NY: McGraw Hill.
M., Evangelista, V., Ferroni, F., Umiltà, M. A., Ravera, R., & Gallese, V (2017). Evidence for Anger Saliency during the Recognition of Chimeric Facial Expressions of Emotions in Underage Ebola Survivors. Frontiers in psychology, 8, 1026. doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01026
Golding, K. S. (2008). Nurturing Attachments: Supporting Children who are Fostered or Adopted.
Howe, D. (2005). Child Abuse and Neglect: Attachment, Development and Intervention.
Articles
Andrea’s thesis: Relationships Matter? Multiple perspectives on children’s attachment experiences in group home settings. ourarchive.otago.ac.nz/handle/10523/5959
Andrea’s Journal Article in Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work: Trauma responsive care model: An Aotearoa New Zealand research informed practice model for residential group homes anzswjournal.nz/anzsw/article/view/825
Terr, L. C. (2013). Treating Childhood Trauma. Child and Adolescence Psychiatric Clinic in North America, 22, 51-66.
