Questions and Answers
A Trauma -Informed Organization Ensures that Staff - ANSWER -
Understand- Understand what trauma is and how it impacts everyone in
the system.
Recognize- Recognize behaviors and patterns that reflect past and
present trauma.
Respond- Respond in ways that avoid re-traumatization
Developmental Relationships are characterized by - ANSWER -
Attachment
Reciprocity
Progressive Complexity
Balance of Power
What is the definition of Crisis? - ANSWER -Is an upset in a steady or
normal state.
Reactive Aggression - ANSWER -When there is a loss of ability to
regulate emotions and emotions instead of reason drive the child's
actions.
Proactive Aggression - ANSWER -Is planned and is used to obtain
something; reason and the thinking brain dominate not emotions.
What is the fight, flight, or Freeze response - ANSWER -It is the stress
response
,What can trigger a stress response? - ANSWER -A smell, thought, or
perceived danger
What is the Therapeutic Milieu? - ANSWER -The combinations of
people, emotions, attitude, and objects that create a sense of safety,
respect, belonging, care, and accountability.
What are the spaces in the Therapeutic Milieu - ANSWER -Ideological,
Physical, Cultural, Social, Emotional
What are setting conditions? - ANSWER -Anything that makes
challenging behavior or traumatic stress responses make or less likely to
occur.
Ideological Space - ANSWER -1. Communicates a philosophy of care
2. Supports developmentally appropriate practice.
3. Provides opportunities for children to participate successfully in
activities.
4. Involves children, families, and staff members in decisions making.
5. Encourages relationship building activities.
6. Creates a learning organization.
Physical Space - ANSWER -1. Makes good use of space for personal
and public use.
2. Is clean, orderly, inviting.
3. Feels safe and nurturing.
4. Has soft lighting and reasonable calm noise level.
5. Is furnished and decorated appropriately for the age group living
there.
, Cultural Space - ANSWER -1. Develops culturally competence staff
2. Accepts and celebrates cultural difference
3. Supports family connections and involvement.
4. Allows for culturally diverse staff child interactions.
Social Space - ANSWER -1. Values attachments and developmental
relationships.
2. Balances structure and flexibility to meet individual and group needs.
3. Creates opportunities to participate and contribute.
4. Has goals, structure, and is designed to help children develop skills.
5. Allows for practice of important life skills.
Emotional Space - ANSWER -1. Taken into consideration specific
effects of trauma
2. Facilitates an atmosphere of safety and acceptance
3. Encourages warm and response relationships
4. Requires emotionally competent staff
5. Allows for development of co regulation and self regulations skills.
4 Foundations for intentional Use of Self - ANSWER -1. Self
awareness
2. Self Regulation
3. Relationship skills and attunement
3. Self Care
Self Awareness - ANSWER -1. Knowing our own attitudes, values, and
beliefs about children and how they influence our behaviors
2. Understanding our own cultural values, fears, and beliefs.