136th APHA Annual Meeting (October 25-29, 2008): Trauma-informed organizational/systems change utilizing an integrated service approach to enhance effective practices within a cultural framework

Saturday, October 25, 2008: 11:05 AM

Mary Blake , Community Support Programs Branch, SAMHSA/CMHS/DSSI, Rockville, MD

Cathy Cave , Unlimited Mindfulness Consulting, Delmar, NY

Participants will discuss core tenets of organizational and service systems design to enhance trauma-informed practices using a public health approach. The presenters will explore strategies for working within a cultural framework that facilitates recovery and healing across the spectrum of health and mental health disorders. Participants will then learn about applications of these approaches to crisis response and other urgent situations. Finally, participants will learn methods to plan strategically and design approaches for receiving technical assistance to integrate trauma-informed care within their agencies and to collaborate with other stakeholders.

Learning Objectives:
Define core principles for organizational and service system design to enhance trauma-informed practices. Apply core principles for trauma-informed approaches and trauma-specific interventions in a public health context. Describe successful information gathering strategies to work within a cultural framework in facilitating recovery. Describe key concepts about providing trauma-informed assistance in crisis situations. Formulate a plan for obtain technical assistance to integrate trauma informed care into their agencies and programs.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: My lived experience reflects my expertise in the subject of trauma. I have numerous years of working the the public mental health system as an advocate, system developer and policy maker. Currently my duties invovle the management of the CMHS National Center for Trauma Informed Care, and other duties related to mental heatlh tranformation. I am also the author of several documents that foster recovery and resiliecne for mental health issues.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

See more of: An Introduction to Trauma Informed Care
See more of: APHA-Learning Institute (APHA-LI)

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