Centering trauma-informed care
Consider the role of the health sector in centering trauma-informed care. How would you define trauma-informed care? What might the role of health care practitioners look like in supporting Indigenous patients with “complex, continuous, collective, cumulative, and compounding forms of colonial trauma” (Mitchel et al. 2019)? Are there any barriers that practitioners or policy-makers might face in centering trauma-informed care as an ethic of practice in health settings? Or, if you have seen an example of the ethic of trauma-informed care in practice, please share with your peers how you thought it was successful or could be improved.
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Sample Solution
The prevalence and impact of trauma constitute a public health crisis that is complicated by the cultural heterogeneity of contemporary society and a higher rate of trauma among individuals from minoritized communities. Trauma-informed care shifts the focus from “what is wrong with you?” to “what happened to you?” Trauma-informed care acknowledges the need to understand a patient`s life experiences in order to deliver effective care and has the potential to improve patient engagement, treatment adherence, health outcomes, and provider and staff wellness. It can also help reduce avoidable care and excess costs for both the health care and social service sectors.
