LCAS Trauma Informed Care UPDATED ACTUAL Questions
and CORRECT Answers
Behavioral Health A state of mental or emotional being and/or choices and actions that affect
wellness.
Client/consumer Client is the preferred term to use
Complex Trauma NCTSN (National Child Traumatic Stress Network) states complex trauma is the
"pervasive impact, including developmental consequences, of exposure to multiple
or prolonged traumatic events; including, psychological maltreatment, sexual abuse,
or physical abuse.
Exposure: emotional dysregulation and loss of safety, direction, and the ability to
detect or respond to dangerous cues-chain of events-repeated trauma exposure in
adolescence and adulthood.
Co-occurring Disorder An individual has one or more mental disorders and substance abuse disorders.
Cultural responsiveness and cultural competence Both terms are the same used interchangeably. Honors the beliefs and languages,
interpersonal styles, and behaviors of individuals receiving services
Evidenced-based Practices Positive outcomes based on peer-reviewed randomized controlled trials/other
equivalent strong methodology. "Well-established treatments"
Promising practices Current clinical wisdom, lack support from studies
Recovery Process of change improving health and wellness, self-directed life, and reach full
potential. Areas: Healh/management of disease, home/stable, purpose/meaningful
life, community/relationships/social networks.
Retraumatization The occurrence of traumatic stress reactions and symptoms after exposure to
multiple events. Example: Specific smells, reactions to ones surroundings (feeling
emotionally or physically trapped)
Secondary Trauma "Compassion Fatigue" and "Vicarious Traumatization". Mental, physical, and cognitive
changes felt by workers from clients stories. First responders, clergy, counselors.
Trauma Intense physical, psychological stress reactions; lasting adverse effects physical,
social, emotional, spiritual well-being.
, Trauma-Informed-name three key elements Viewing though a ecological and cultural lens with the understanding that the
"context" plays an important role in how individuals process and perceive traumatic
events.
3 Key elements of the trauma-infomed approach:
1. Realizing the prevalence of the trauma
2. Recognizing how trauma effects a program/workforce/organization.
3. Responding by putting this knowledge into practice.
Trauma-Informed Care (TIC) is a strengths-based service delivery approach grounded in the understanding
of and responsiveness to the impact of the trauma, creating physical, emotional
safety, psychological for both the providers and the survivors-empowerment.
Avoiding institutional processes or practices that are likely to re-traumatize an
individual (with a hx of trauma) by the delivery of services, evaluation, development
Trauma-specific treatment services Evidenced based addressing both trauma and co-occuring disorders before or
during the trauma
Trauma Survivor Using the word "Survivor" instead of victim
Importance of TIC is one may cause.... Harm to the individual by moving too fast to discuss the trauma
Traumatic stress increases the likelihood for.... mental illness and symptom severity
Trauma-informed care necessitates the need of the entire First Contact Person-receptionist, staff, counselor-competence of staff and
staff and trauma informed care starts with the ______ ________ evaluation planning
_______
What is the public health system acronyms to contact NCTIC National Center for Trauma Informed Care- diagnostic treatment
about trauma-informed services? services/technical information to implementation of trauma-informed services
TIC means the recognition and response to an individual Mandated
who may be receiving..... _______ treatment/standardized
care may not meet the needs of individuals if the individual Secondary
is _____ and exposed to all male group. Families
experience ___ trauma when dealing with loved ones as
they try to help individuals who are traumatized (angry,
outbursts, health-damaging behaviors).
Recognize that trauma-related symptoms and behaviors Resilience Survivor
originate from adapting to traumatic experiences: Re-
framing a pathology based perspective with words like a Normal Reactions to abnormal situation
__________ survivor and ______ reactions to abnormal situations
prevents further retraumatization.
View trauma from a ___________ stance without non-judgemental
pathologically diagnostically the symptoms/responses to
the trauma to find strengths/comping
and CORRECT Answers
Behavioral Health A state of mental or emotional being and/or choices and actions that affect
wellness.
Client/consumer Client is the preferred term to use
Complex Trauma NCTSN (National Child Traumatic Stress Network) states complex trauma is the
"pervasive impact, including developmental consequences, of exposure to multiple
or prolonged traumatic events; including, psychological maltreatment, sexual abuse,
or physical abuse.
Exposure: emotional dysregulation and loss of safety, direction, and the ability to
detect or respond to dangerous cues-chain of events-repeated trauma exposure in
adolescence and adulthood.
Co-occurring Disorder An individual has one or more mental disorders and substance abuse disorders.
Cultural responsiveness and cultural competence Both terms are the same used interchangeably. Honors the beliefs and languages,
interpersonal styles, and behaviors of individuals receiving services
Evidenced-based Practices Positive outcomes based on peer-reviewed randomized controlled trials/other
equivalent strong methodology. "Well-established treatments"
Promising practices Current clinical wisdom, lack support from studies
Recovery Process of change improving health and wellness, self-directed life, and reach full
potential. Areas: Healh/management of disease, home/stable, purpose/meaningful
life, community/relationships/social networks.
Retraumatization The occurrence of traumatic stress reactions and symptoms after exposure to
multiple events. Example: Specific smells, reactions to ones surroundings (feeling
emotionally or physically trapped)
Secondary Trauma "Compassion Fatigue" and "Vicarious Traumatization". Mental, physical, and cognitive
changes felt by workers from clients stories. First responders, clergy, counselors.
Trauma Intense physical, psychological stress reactions; lasting adverse effects physical,
social, emotional, spiritual well-being.
, Trauma-Informed-name three key elements Viewing though a ecological and cultural lens with the understanding that the
"context" plays an important role in how individuals process and perceive traumatic
events.
3 Key elements of the trauma-infomed approach:
1. Realizing the prevalence of the trauma
2. Recognizing how trauma effects a program/workforce/organization.
3. Responding by putting this knowledge into practice.
Trauma-Informed Care (TIC) is a strengths-based service delivery approach grounded in the understanding
of and responsiveness to the impact of the trauma, creating physical, emotional
safety, psychological for both the providers and the survivors-empowerment.
Avoiding institutional processes or practices that are likely to re-traumatize an
individual (with a hx of trauma) by the delivery of services, evaluation, development
Trauma-specific treatment services Evidenced based addressing both trauma and co-occuring disorders before or
during the trauma
Trauma Survivor Using the word "Survivor" instead of victim
Importance of TIC is one may cause.... Harm to the individual by moving too fast to discuss the trauma
Traumatic stress increases the likelihood for.... mental illness and symptom severity
Trauma-informed care necessitates the need of the entire First Contact Person-receptionist, staff, counselor-competence of staff and
staff and trauma informed care starts with the ______ ________ evaluation planning
_______
What is the public health system acronyms to contact NCTIC National Center for Trauma Informed Care- diagnostic treatment
about trauma-informed services? services/technical information to implementation of trauma-informed services
TIC means the recognition and response to an individual Mandated
who may be receiving..... _______ treatment/standardized
care may not meet the needs of individuals if the individual Secondary
is _____ and exposed to all male group. Families
experience ___ trauma when dealing with loved ones as
they try to help individuals who are traumatized (angry,
outbursts, health-damaging behaviors).
Recognize that trauma-related symptoms and behaviors Resilience Survivor
originate from adapting to traumatic experiences: Re-
framing a pathology based perspective with words like a Normal Reactions to abnormal situation
__________ survivor and ______ reactions to abnormal situations
prevents further retraumatization.
View trauma from a ___________ stance without non-judgemental
pathologically diagnostically the symptoms/responses to
the trauma to find strengths/comping
