Creating trauma-informed content

New to the concept of a trauma informed practice or need a refresher? Check out this Cheat Sheet on trauma-informed communication before you get started.

Part 1: Recognizing the work you are already doing

On your own or with colleagues, think about communication and related processes in your program. This includes flyers, presentations, forms, intake processes – anything that involves communication. In the spaces below, note examples of what you are already doing to incorporate the values on the left into your work.

Value	Examples from your work
Safety
Trust + Transparency
Peer Support
Collaboration
Empowerment + Choice
Cultural Humility + Responsiveness

Part 2: Improving a specific document or process

Now think about a specific document or process that wasn’t represented much in part 1 – basically, something you’d like to improve! On your own or with colleagues, choose any 4 of the 6 areas of a trauma-informed practice to think about. Brainstorm at least one example for each of the 4 value areas you chose.

Value 1 ________________________

Value 2 ________________________

Value 3 ________________________

Value 4 ________________________

After you’ve brainstormed, identify one or more changes you can try to implement. You can do this process as many times as you’d like!

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