Assessing your Setting – Additional Resources

Additional Resources:

• ACESCONNECTION- Trauma-Informed Guides, Presentations, & Self-Assessment Tools
  https://www.acesconnection.com/g/resource-center/blog/resource-list-topic-trauma-informed-practice
• Harris, M. and Fallot, R. (Eds.) (2001). Using Trauma Theory to Design Service Systems. New Directions for Mental Health Services. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass- Creating Cultures of Trauma-Informed Care (CCTIC): A Self-Assessment and Planning Protocol
  https://traumainformedoregon.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/CCTIC-A-Self-Assessment-and-Planning-Protocol.pdf
• National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN)
  https://www.nctsn.org/treatments-and-practices/screening-and-assessment/nctsn-resources
• Safe Supportive Learning in Schools- Building Trauma-Sensitive Schools Handout Packet
  https://safesupportivelearning.ed.gov/sites/default/files/Building%20TSS%20Handout%20Packet_ALL.pdf
• Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration- TIP 57
  https://www.integration.samhsa.gov/clinical-practice/SAMSA_TIP_Trauma.pdf
• The National Center on Family Homelessness for every child, a chance- Trauma-Informed Organizational Toolkit for homeless services
  https://www.air.org/sites/default/files/downloads/report/Trauma-Informed_Organizational_Toolkit_0.pdf
• Trauma Aware Schools Implementation Assessment (TIA-IA)
  https://traumaawareschools.org/traumaResponsiveSchools
• Trauma Sensitive Schools Checklist
  http://www.tolerance.org/sites/default/files/general/trauma%20sensitive%20school%20checklist%20(1).pdf
• Traumatic Stress Institute- Trauma-Informed Care in Youth Serving Settings: Organizational Self Assessment
  https://traumaticstressinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Trauma-Informed-Care-Org-Self-Assessment-Final.pdf
• Trauma-Informed Organizational Self-Assessment
  http://www.traumainformedcareproject.org/resources/Trauam%20Informed%20Organizational%20Survey_9_13.pdf
• University of Southern Florida- Creating Trauma-Informed Care Environments: Organizational Self-Assessment for Trauma-Informed Care Practices in Youth Residential Settings
  http://www.trauma-informed-california.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Organizational-Self-Assessment-for-Trauma-Informed-Care-Practices.pd

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Assessing your Setting – Activity & Discussion

Each week you will have access to a downloadable version of the activity & discussion post (may also include a worksheet)

Activity: Work through the following questions either individually or as part of your Resilience Champion team. (You may use the worksheet as a tool to support the activity.) Consider how you might utilize your team to collect feedback on the needs and the strengths of your setting. Getting a variety of perspectives is important so consider what format is best (anonymous survey, interviews, etc) to get honest input. Be careful to avoid implementing this process in a vacuum. Get outside of your comfort zone!

• Choose an assessment tool: Use the additional resources and/or the worksheet below to develop an assessment tool (formal or informal) that works best for your setting

• Assess your setting: Use your tool to assess your setting across different areas you defined.

Discussion post:  Post your answer to these questions:

• What are you already doing in your setting to support a trauma-informed approach?
• What are your biggest opportunities for improvement? 

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Assessing Your Setting – Feedback

Session 4! What do you think? Tell us below, just click on the link!

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Please use the last 2 answer boxes to communicate your thoughts on the course.

We look forward to continued improvement and celebration of successes!