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Implement trauma informed care

Implement trauma informed care

Unit of competency
National Code
CHCMHS013
State Code
AVB57
TGA Status
Current
DTWD Status
Approved
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
06/08/2015
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State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
22/01/2016
Field of Education
061309 - Community Health
Original Release Date
22/01/2016
Nominal Hours
70
Description
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to promote trauma informed care, and to develop strategies to address people’s specific trauma needs. Trauma informed care involves providing services that are informed by the knowledge and understanding of the impact of trauma, in particular interpersonal violence and varying service practice to reduce the likelihood of re-traumatisation.This unit applies to work with people with mental illness in a range of community services work contexts.The skills in this unit must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State/Territory legislation, Australian/New Zealand standards and industry codes of practice.
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Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Work in trauma informed ways
  • 1.1 Apply the key principles and practices of trauma informed care in all work
  • 1.2 Develop strong safe relationships and environments that promote a sense of safety, trust, choice and control
  • 1.3 Empathically and sensitively, acknowledge and respond to disclosures of past and current trauma or abuse
  • 1.4 Respond to current distress in ways that reflect an understanding of the impacts of trauma
  • 1.5 Jointly identify the person's strengths, resilience and range of strategies used to cope with and manage the impact of trauma
  • 1.6 Communicate information about the impact of trauma to people in a culturally and age sensitive way
  • 1.7 Work with the person to identify the impact of trauma in the development of mental health issues
  • 1.8 Collaboratively identify and develop strategies to eliminate, minimise and/or manage potential triggers to traumatisation and re-traumatisation in relation to service provision
  • 1.9 Collaboratively record and complete required documentation in ways that minimise likelihood of re-traumatisation
1. Work in trauma informed ways
  • 1.1 Apply the key principles and practices of trauma informed care in all work 1.2 Develop strong safe relationships and environments that promote a sense of safety, trust, choice and control 1.3 Empathically and sensitively, acknowledge and respond to disclosures of past and current trauma or abuse1.4 Respond to current distress in ways that reflect an understanding of the impacts of trauma1.5 Jointly identify the person's strengths, resilience and range of strategies used to cope with and manage the impact of trauma1.6 Communicate information about the impact of trauma to people in a culturally and age sensitive way1.7 Work with the person to identify the impact of trauma in the development of mental health issues1.8 Collaboratively identify and develop strategies to eliminate, minimise and/or manage potential triggers to traumatisation and re-traumatisation in relation to service provision1.9 Collaboratively record and complete required documentation in ways that minimise likelihood of re-traumatisation
  • 2.1 Develop strategies to address people’s specific trauma needs
  • 2.1 Collaboratively identify a person’s specific trauma needs2.2 Determine capacity of the service to respond to people’s trauma issues2.3 Identify with the person, their need for specialist trauma services and support2.4 Provide information on a range of services and available supports and foster choice and control for the person2.5 Apply accepted procedures to evaluate the options of bringing in specialist support and/or appropriate referral2.6 Facilitate and support referral for specialist trauma services for the person, with consent2.7 Follow-up referral to ensure person’s needs are being met
2. Develop strategies to address people’s specific trauma needs
  • 2.1 Collaboratively identify a person’s specific trauma needs
  • 2.2 Determine capacity of the service to respond to people’s trauma issues
  • 2.3 Identify with the person, their need for specialist trauma services and support
  • 2.4 Provide information on a range of services and available supports and foster choice and control for the person
  • 2.5 Apply accepted procedures to evaluate the options of bringing in specialist support and/or appropriate referral
  • 2.6 Facilitate and support referral for specialist trauma services for the person, with consent
  • 2.7 Follow-up referral to ensure person’s needs are being met
3. Promote trauma informed practices
  • 3.1 Incorporate recognition of the impact of trauma in the development of individual support plans3.2 Reflect on aspects of current service practice and programs to identify areas for improved trauma informed practice3.3 Regularly gather feedback from the person and others to identify potential areas for improved trauma informed service practices3.4 Identify service policies, procedures or practices that could potentially contribute to traumatisation and re-traumatisation3.5 Develop change strategies and plans to strengthen trauma informed practice, in collaboration with a person with lived experience of trauma3.6 Provide information and resources to other workers that promotes trauma informed principles and practices in the workplace3.7 Participate in trauma informed supervision or peer supervision3.8 Contribute to the development of policies to reduce or minimise experiences of vicarious trauma
3. Promote trauma informed practices
  • 3.1 Incorporate recognition of the impact of trauma in the development of individual support plans
  • 3.2 Reflect on aspects of current service practice and programs to identify areas for improved trauma informed practice
  • 3.3 Regularly gather feedback from the person and others to identify potential areas for improved trauma informed service practices
  • 3.4 Identify service policies, procedures or practices that could potentially contribute to traumatisation and re-traumatisation
  • 3.5 Develop change strategies and plans to strengthen trauma informed practice, in collaboration with a person with lived experience of trauma
  • 3.6 Provide information and resources to other workers that promotes trauma informed principles and practices in the workplace
  • 3.7 Participate in trauma informed supervision or peer supervision
  • 3.8 Contribute to the development of policies to reduce or minimise experiences of vicarious trauma
4. Maintain safety in practice
  • 4.1 Take appropriate action to ensure safety4.2 Acknowledge limits of own abilities and make referrals as appropriate 4.3 Proactively review programs, services and plans to minimise potential issues or incidents4.4 Defuse, and de-escalate potential incidents by implementing individual plans or service procedures4.5 Respond and communicate effectively and sensitively to people in distress 4.6 Resolve conflicts using conflict resolution and negotiation skills4.7 Identify emergency situations and seek assistance according the needs of all those involved 4.8 Implement self care practices including reflection, supervision and debriefing
4. Maintain safety in practice
  • 4.1 Take appropriate action to ensure safety
  • 4.2 Acknowledge limits of own abilities and make referrals as appropriate
  • 4.3 Proactively review programs, services and plans to minimise potential issues or incidents
  • 4.4 Defuse, and de-escalate potential incidents by implementing individual plans or service procedures
  • 4.5 Respond and communicate effectively and sensitively to people in distress
  • 4.6 Resolve conflicts using conflict resolution and negotiation skills
  • 4.7 Identify emergency situations and seek assistance according the needs of all those involved
  • 4.8 Implement self care practices including reflection, supervision and debriefing
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