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Trauma-informed Practice:
Child welfare programs should engage in trauma-informed training to prepare their staff to work with families who have experienced multiple traumas. The resources in this section guide organizations and systems in planning for, implementing, and sustaining a trauma-informed organizational change.
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Measuring Child Welfare Workers Physiological Stress: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This study explores physiological stress among child welfare professionals before and after the removal of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions in June … | Burnout, Data-Driven Decision Making, Education/Professional Development, Organizational Culture and Climate, Policy Impact, Retention, Trauma-informed Practice, Work Conditions and Benefits | 1-Page-Summary, NCWWI-Product, Overview/Summary | 2023 |
Dealing With the Effects of Secondary Trauma | (4 minutes) Secondary trauma is a predictable and frequent occurrence in child welfare. This short module, just under four minutes … | Trauma-informed Practice | eLearning Module, NCWWI-Product | |
Assessing Trauma in American Indian/Alaska Native Parents as an ICWA Active Effort: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This summary examines the correlation between American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) parents who are involved in ICWA cases, their exposure to … | Community Engagement, Cultural Responsiveness, Trauma-informed Practice, Tribal Child Welfare, Tribal Sovereignty | 1-Page-Summary, NCWWI-Product, Overview/Summary | 2023 |
NCWWI Leadership Academy | The NCWWI Leadership Academy provides supervisors and managers with opportunities to become skilled in leading change, fostering collaborations, implementing results-oriented … | Adaptive Leadership, Advancing Racial Equity, Change Implementation, Education/Professional Development, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Leadership, Supervision, Training, Trauma-informed Practice, Workforce Development Planning | Curricula/Training Material, eLearning Module, NCWWI-Product | 2020 |
Self-Care: Improve our Relationships, Daily Interactions, and Reactions to Trauma | This infographic describes how mindfulness can improve well-being and provides examples on how to use mindfulness for self-care. | Burnout, Trauma-informed Practice, Work Conditions and Benefits | Infographic, NCWWI-Product | 2021 |
Safe & Connected™ Practice Model | A model of practice that includes a research-informed framework, engaged assessments based on strengths, needs and risks, analytical decision making … | Change Implementation, Community Engagement, Family-Centered Practice, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Practice Models, Practice Supports, System Reform, Trauma-informed Practice | Overview/Summary | 2022 |
Restoring Resiliency Response (RRR)© Model | A model designed to help alleviate the stress and anxiety associated with the secondary traumatic stress issues child protection workers … | Trauma-informed Practice, Work Conditions and Benefits | Curricula/Training Material | 2006 |
National Adoption Competency Mental Health Training Initiative | NTI has developed two state-of-the-art, standardized, web-based trainings to build the capacity of child welfare and mental health professionals in … | Education/Professional Development, Practice Supports, Trauma-informed Practice | Curricula/Training Material | 2022 |
Centering Child Welfare Worker Well-being | This infographic describes how child welfare organizations can center child welfare worker well-being to better support children and families. | Advancing Racial Equity, Burnout, Education/Professional Development, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Leadership, Organizational Culture and Climate, Retention, Supervision, Training, Trauma-informed Practice, Work Conditions and Benefits, Workforce Development Planning | Infographic, NCWWI-Product, Overview/Summary | 2022 |
Safe and Sound: Creating and Nurturing a Culture of Safety | This flyer provides an overview of the Connecticut Safe and Sound Culture, including definitions of the Five Rs of Safe … | Communication, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Leadership, Organizational Culture and Climate, System Reform, Trauma-informed Practice, Vision, Mission, and Values, Workforce Development Planning | Overview/Summary | 2021 |
How Hope and Resilience Can Lower Burnout Among Child Welfare Workers: NCWWI 1-page Summary | Burnout is a significant concern among child welfare professionals, leading to high turnover and reducing service quality. This document summarizes … | Burnout, Organizational Culture and Climate, Retention, Trauma-informed Practice, Turnover, Vision, Mission, and Values | 1-Page-Summary, NCWWI-Product, Overview/Summary | 2022 |
Healing Guidebook | This guidebook provides practical tips & tools for working with children and youth who have experienced trauma (and for the … | Burnout, Organizational Culture and Climate, Practice Supports, Trauma-informed Practice, Work Conditions and Benefits | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2018 |
Trauma Informed Yoga & Mindfulness | This infographic shows how to use mindfulness to improve our relationships, daily interactions, and reactions to trauma. | Trauma-informed Practice | Infographic, NCWWI-Product | 2021 |
Staff Performance and Retention: Using a Trauma Lens | Secondary traumatic stress (STS) can have a significant impact on child welfare professionals, their agencies, and ultimately on outcomes for … | Trauma-informed Practice | Webinar/Presentation | 2015 |
Stress and the Child Welfare Workforce: Recognizing Signs of Secondary Traumatic Stress | This webpage outlines the different types of stressors child welfare workers may be exposed to in their everyday work, as … | Trauma-informed Practice | Overview/Summary | 2018 |
Using the Secondary Traumatic Stress Core Competencies in Trauma-Informed Supervision | Discusses the importance of quality supervision that organizations can provide to staff members at risk for secondary traumatic stress (STS). … | Trauma-informed Practice | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2018 |
Tanam Awaa Our Community’s Work: Trauma-Informed Benchbook for Tribal Justice Systems | This benchbook for tribal justice systems covers topics of historical trauma and how it can be overcome through healing models … | Trauma-informed Practice | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2021 |
Building a Multi-system Trauma-informed Collaborative | This guide provides an overview of the types, prevalence, and effects of trauma and its implications for child-serving systems along … | Trauma-informed Practice | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2019 |
Implications of Mindfulness-Informed Interventions for Trauma-Focused Practice: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This document summarizes a study of mindfulness training sessions for parents which showed how integrating mindfulness interventions that target stress … | Trauma-informed Practice | 1-Page-Summary, NCWWI-Product | 2020 |
Effective Training for Trauma Informed Care: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This study explores how the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services, in partnership with Vanderbilt University, improved its trauma-informed approach by … | Trauma-informed Practice | 1-Page-Summary, NCWWI-Product | 2020 |
Trauma-Informed Organizational Change Manual | The purpose of the manual is to guide organizations and systems in planning for, implementing and sustaining a trauma-informed organizational … | Trauma-informed Practice | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2021 |
What’s SHARING POWER Got to Do with Trauma-Informed Practice? | Encourages providers to share power in the context of trauma-responsive practice. This fact sheet describes what sharing power is, how … | Trauma-informed Practice | Overview/Summary | 2016 |
Trauma Informed Practice with American Indian/Alaska Native Populations: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This paper describes how to develop a trauma-informed lens for working with American Indian/Alaska Native individuals, families, and communities using … | Trauma-informed Practice | 1-Page-Summary, NCWWI-Product | 2020 |
Facing the Pandemic With Emotional Agility | This document summarizes a podcast episode where Susan David, PhD disusses how to use emotion to adapt using a tactic … | Trauma-informed Practice | Overview/Summary | 2020 |
Understanding Trauma-Informed Practice: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This document describes how one child welfare program used an extensive case review process to assess how trauma manifests in … | Trauma-informed Practice | 1-Page-Summary, NCWWI-Product | 2020 |
Symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Among Child Welfare Workers who Experience a Maltreatment Fatality on Their Caseload | This document presents findings from the study Child Maltreatment Fatalities: Perceptions and Experiences of Child Welfare Professionals, assessing the knowledge, … | Trauma-informed Practice | Overview/Summary | 2012 |
The Sanctuary Model of Trauma Informed Organizational Change | Trauma-informed Practice | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2008 | |
Addressing Secondary Traumatic Stress Among Child Welfare Staff: A Practice Brief | This paper addresses occupational stress experienced by staff responsible for investigating allegations of child abuse and neglect and making decisions … | Trauma-informed Practice | Overview/Summary | 2012 |
Adoption Competency Curriculum – Compassion Fatigue: Secondary Traumatic Stress Disorder, Burnout, Vicarious Trauma – Trainer’s Guide | This curriculum includes trainer preparation materials for a module that teaches participants to identify causes and symptoms of compassion fatigue, … | Trauma-informed Practice | Curricula/Training Material | 2010 |
Adoption Competency Curriculum – Compassion Fatigue: Secondary Traumatic Stress Disorder, Burnout, Vicarious Trauma -Participant’s Handouts | This curriculum includes participant handout materials for a module that teaches participants to identify causes and symptoms of compassion fatigue, … | Trauma-informed Practice | Curricula/Training Material | 2010 |
Child Welfare Information Gateway: Burnout/Trauma | This webpage provides resources to address the challenges professionals face and ways to cope with secondary trauma when working in … | Trauma-informed Practice | Reference/Resource List | 2019 |
Compassion Fatigue Specialist Training Materials | This document include measurement tools and curriculum material for Compassion Fatigue Specialist 2-day training which includes a wide array of … | Trauma-informed Practice | Curricula/Training Material | 2011 |
Compassion Satisfaction/Fatigue Self-Test for Helpers | Trauma-informed Practice | Tool/Guide/Manual | 1998 | |
Kansas Workforce Initiative Evidence Review: Secondary Traumatic Stress | Trauma-informed Practice | Overview/Summary | 2010 | |
Managing the Impact of Traumatic Stress on the Child Welfare Professional | This training course discusses how child welfare professionals can enjoy long fulfilling careers in child welfare, and how these individuals … | Trauma-informed Practice | Curricula/Training Material | 2016 |
National Child Traumatic Stress Network | This webpage provides National Child Traumatic Stress Network materials on various child traumatic stress topics and designed for diverse audiences. … | Trauma-informed Practice | Website | 2019 |
Planning for Emotional Labor and Secondary Traumatic Stress in Child Welfare Organizations | This paper provides an emergent framework that emphasizes early detection and quick response for secondary traumatic stress. Recommendations and guidelines … | Trauma-informed Practice | Report/Paper | 2012 |
Professional Quality of Life (ProQOL): Compassion Satisfaction & Compassion Fatigue | Trauma-informed Practice | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2009 | |
Promoting Resilience and Reducing Secondary Trauma Among Child Welfare Staff: Participant Handbook | This manual contains handouts that accompany training to mitigate the impact of secondary traumatic stress among child protective staff; and … | Trauma-informed Practice | Curricula/Training Material | 2011 |
Promoting Resilience and Reducing Secondary Trauma Among Child Welfare Staff: Training Manual | This manual describes a project to mitigate the impact of secondary traumatic stress among child protective staff in New York … | Trauma-informed Practice | Curricula/Training Material | 2011 |
Secondary Trauma and Child Welfare Staff: Guidance for Supervisors and Administrators | This fact sheet provides information on how secondary traumatic stress (STS) manifests itself in child welfare, the kinds of staff … | Trauma-informed Practice | Overview/Summary | 2014 |
Secondary Trauma and the Child Welfare Workforce – CW360 | This edition of CW360° focuses on the unique challenges faced by child welfare professionals, undertaking the day to day work … | Trauma-informed Practice | Overview/Summary | 2012 |
Secondary Traumatic Stress Informed Organization Assessment Tool (STSI-OA) | This webpage provides a tool to evaluate the degree to which an organization is STS-informed, and able to respond to … | Trauma-informed Practice | Tool/Guide/Manual, Website | 2019 |
Secondary Traumatic Stress: A Fact Sheet for Child-Serving Professionals | This document outlines options for assessment, prevention, and interventions relevant to secondary stress, and describe the elements necessary for transforming … | Trauma-informed Practice | Overview/Summary | 2011 |
Florida’s Center for the Advancement of Child Welfare Practice: Trauma-informed Care | This website offers information and resources for Child Welfare professionals on the impact of trauma, treatment, secondary traumatic stress, and … | Trauma-informed Practice | Reference/Resource List, Website | 2017 |
Child Welfare Information Gateway: Trauma | This webpage offers resources and information on trauma experienced by children who have been abused, neglected, and separated from their … | Trauma-informed Practice | Reference/Resource List, Website | 2018 |
Child Welfare Information Gateway: Assessing Child Trauma | This webpage presents resources for professionals on screening and assessing trauma in children and youth. | Trauma-informed Practice | Reference/Resource List, Website | 2018 |
Safe Start Center | This website explores the recommendations from a report released based on the Defending Childhood Initiative that was launched to address … | Trauma-informed Practice | Website | 2013 |
National Child Traumatic Stress Network | This webpage provides National Child Traumatic Stress Network materials on various child traumatic stress topics and designed for diverse audiences. … | Trauma-informed Practice | Website | 2018 |
Harnessing the Learning Community Model to Integrate Trauma-Informed Care Principles in Service Organizations | The report defines trauma, discusses its prevalence and effect on individuals, and examines implications for service systems. The report also … | Trauma-informed Practice | Report/Paper | 2015 |
Workforce and Organizational Stress: Implications for Trauma Informed Care | This PowerPoint presentation is geared toward individuals who have an understanding about the impact of trauma on clients and families … | Trauma-informed Practice | Webinar/Presentation | 2015 |
Supporting Youth in Foster Care in Making Healthy Choices: A Guide for Caregivers and Caseworkers on Trauma, Treatment, and Psychotropic Medications | This guide intended to help caseworkers, foster parents, or other caring adults learn about trauma experienced by youth in foster … | Trauma-informed Practice | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2015 |
Developing a Trauma-Informed Child Welfare System | This issue brief discusses the steps that may be necessary to create a child welfare system that is more sensitive … | Trauma-informed Practice | Overview/Summary | 2015 |
Well-being and New Policy Directions in Child Welfare | This webinar identifies four basic domains of well-being and articulates the need for trauma-informed screening, functional assessment, and effective, evidence-informed … | Trauma-informed Practice | NCWWI-Product, Webinar/Presentation | 2012 |
The need for trauma-informed screening, functional assessment, and effective, evidence-informed interventions | This webinar identifies four basic domains of well-being and articulates the need for trauma-informed screening, functional assessment, and effective, evidence-informed … | Trauma-informed Practice | NCWWI-Product, Webinar/Presentation | 2012 |
Child Traumatic Stress: CHDI’s Response to a Public Health Crisis | This brief focuses on child traumatic stress as a public health issue and efforts to increase awareness, engage in activities … | Trauma-informed Practice | Webinar/Presentation | 2012 |
Trauma-focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy: A Web-based learning Course | This 10-hour web-based, multi-media, distance education course for mental health professionals seeking to learn Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), one of … | Trauma-informed Practice | Curricula/Training Material | 2017 |
Connect: Supporting Children Exposed to Domestic Violence | This presentation-ready trainer’s guide offers a basic training session for foster parents, kin caregivers, and adoptive parents on the dynamics … | Trauma-informed Practice | Curricula/Training Material | 2019 |
Child Welfare Trauma Training Toolkit | This online course is based on the Child Welfare Trauma Training Toolkit which teaches basic knowledge, skills, and values about … | Trauma-informed Practice | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2013 |
Best Practice Series, Tutorial 7: Recognizing & Addressing Trauma in Infants, Young Children & Their Families | This tutorial aims to help early childhood mental health consultants as well as Early Head Start and Head Start staff … | Trauma-informed Practice | Curricula/Training Material | 2018 |
Trauma Informed Care for Children Exposed to Violence: Tips for Child Welfare Staff | This document provides information on what happens to children when exposed to violence, possible warning signs seen in different age … | Trauma-informed Practice | Overview/Summary | 2011 |
Healing the Invisible Wounds: Children’s Exposure to Violence – A Guide for Families | This guide provides ways for caregivers to help children who have been exposed to violence. Recommended strategies are tailored to … | Trauma-informed Practice | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2019 |
Creating Trauma-Informed Child Welfare Systems: A Guide For Administrators | This document outlines the second edition of “Creating Trauma-Informed Child Welfare Systems: A Guide for Administrators” which includes the 7 … | Trauma-informed Practice | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2012 |
Birth Parents with Trauma Histories in the CW System: A Guide for Parents | This guide for child welfare staff explains how a history of trauma can affect parents, how caseworkers can use a … | Trauma-informed Practice | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2019 |
Adaptation Guidelines for Serving Latino Children and Families Affected by Trauma | Trauma-informed Practice | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2008 | |
A Social Worker’s Tool Kit for Working with Immigrant Families – Healing the Damage: Trauma & Immigrant Families in the CW System | These guidelines are designed to assist child welfare and other community-based agencies working with children and families respond to the … | Trauma-informed Practice | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2010 |
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Addressing the Mental Health of Sexually Abused Children | This issue brief explores research and practice on trauma focused cognitive-behavioral therapy (TF-CBT), which is an evidence-based treatment approach shown … | Trauma-informed Practice | Overview/Summary | 2012 |
The Sanctuary Model of Trauma Informed Organizational Change | Trauma-informed Practice | Overview/Summary | 2008 | |
Supporting Brain Development in Traumatized Children & Youth | This bulletin summarizes what you can do to support the identification and assessment of the impact of maltreatment and trauma … | Trauma-informed Practice | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2011 |
Creating Trauma-Informed Systems of Child Welfare | This document outlines the second edition of “Creating Trauma-Informed Child Welfare Systems: A Guide for Administrators” which includes the 7 … | Trauma-informed Practice | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2013 |
Introduction to the Trauma-Informed Approach | This training course explores the roles and responsibilities of organizations in helping staff to manage traumatic stress, and how to … | Trauma-informed Practice | Curricula/Training Material | 2015 |
Building a Trauma-Informed Culture in Child Welfare | This training course explores the roles and responsibilities of organizations in helping staff to manage traumatic stress, and discusses trauma-informed … | Trauma-informed Practice | Curricula/Training Material | 2015 |
Mind the Gap #6: Becoming a Trauma-informed Child Welfare Agency – The Waupaca County Journey | This webinar presentation provides participants with ideas and strategies related to implementing Trauma Informed Care and Civility in their agencies. Waupaca DHHS’s … | Trauma-informed Practice | NCWWI-Product, Webinar/Presentation | 2016 |
What’s Sharing Power Got to Do with Trauma-informed Practice? | This document provides tips to encourage services providers to share power in the context of trauma-responsive practice and explains the … | Trauma-informed Practice | Overview/Summary | 2019 |
What is Trauma-Informed Care? | This document provides general information about Trauma informed Care (TIC) and guiding considerations, principles and definitions offered by experts in … | Trauma-informed Practice | Overview/Summary | 2012 |
Trauma and Resilience: Legal Advocacy for Youth in Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare Systems | This document explains key risks of and opportunities for using information about trauma to advocate for youth in the juvenile … | Trauma-informed Practice | Report/Paper | 2014 |
Sharing Power: A Tool for Reflection | This tool to guides providers through a series of reflections that will help them identify opportunities to share power in … | Trauma-informed Practice | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2019 |
Historical Highlights of Trauma Informed Care | This document summarizes historical timeline of national efforts to provide trauma-informed care. | Trauma-informed Practice | Overview/Summary | 2014 |
New Jersey: Trauma-informed Child Welfare System | This report highlights a self-assessment sought to help New Jersey’s Division of Child Protection and Permanency (CP&P) become a more … | Trauma-informed Practice | Overview/Summary | 2015 |
Understanding Neurobiology of Psychological Trauma: Tips for Working with Transition-age Youth | This paper synthesizes the impact of trauma on the adolescent brain and contains practical tips for promoting engaging with transition … | Trauma-informed Practice | Report/Paper | 2017 |
What is Complex Trauma? A Resource Guide for Youth and Those Who Care About Them | This guide helps youth understand their traumatic experiences and helps clinicians, caregivers, and other adults have conversations with youth about … | Trauma-informed Practice | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2017 |
Trauma: What Child Welfare Attorneys Should Know | This document provides child welfare attorneys with knowledge about trauma, practice tips for incorporating trauma-informed practices into legal representation, and … | Trauma-informed Practice | Report/Paper | 2017 |
Strengthening Family Coping Resources: Multi-family Group for Families Impacted by Trauma | This document provides general information on a manualized, trauma-focused, skill-building intervention called Strengthening Family Coping Resources. | Trauma-informed Practice | Overview/Summary, Reference/Resource List | 2017 |
Implementation of Trauma-informed Mental Health Screening in County Child Welfare Systems | This infographic summarizes an article on child welfare trauma-informed screening approaches in county-administered child welfare systems across California and provides … | Trauma-informed Practice | Infographic, Overview/Summary | 2017 |
At Intersection of Trauma and Disabilities: A New Toolkit for Providers | This document introduces a training toolkit that provides an overview for providers on how to work with children and families … | Trauma-informed Practice | Overview/Summary | 2016 |
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Public-Private Initiative Cross-Site Evaluation: Interim Report | This report shows that local community networks in Washington State were more successful in addressing ACEs and toxic stress and … | Trauma-informed Practice | Report/Paper | 2015 |
Resource Guide to Trauma-Informed Human Services | This online guide provides human services leaders at the local, State, Tribal, and Territorial levels with information and resources on … | Trauma-informed Practice | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2019 |
Chadwick Trauma-Informed Systems Dissemination and Implementation Project | This website promotes creating trauma-informed child welfare systems across the country. | Trauma-informed Practice | Website | 2019 |
Secondary Traumatic Stress in Child Welfare Practice: Trauma-Informed Guidelines for Organizations | This document is designed to assist the leadership of child welfare agencies and other child- and family-serving organizations in supporting … | Trauma-informed Practice | Report/Paper, Tool/Guide/Manual | 2016 |
NCTSN Impact: An Invitation to Explore the Network’s Data and Evaluation Initiatives | This issue of IMPACT focuses on the multifaceted role of data in improving the quality of care for children who … | Trauma-informed Practice | Overview/Summary | 2017 |
Workforce Development Quickbit Module 9: Dealing with the Effects of Secondary Trauma | Secondary trauma is a predictable and frequent occurrence in child welfare. At just under 4 minutes, this module describes the … | Trauma-informed Practice | Curricula/Training Material, NCWWI-Product | 2016 |
Secondary Trauma | This webpage provides resources that address the challenges professionals face and ways to cope with secondary trauma. (n.d) | Trauma-informed Practice | Reference/Resource List, Website | 2019 |
Secondary Traumatic Stress Podcast | This podcast discusses and provides examples about how to help child welfare professionals cope with secondary traumatic stress. | Trauma-informed Practice | Podcast | 2016 |
Understanding Child Trauma | This document is an informative infographic for recognizing the signs of child traumatic stress. | Trauma-informed Practice | Infographic, Overview/Summary | 2016 |
Key Ingredients for Successful Trauma-Informed Care Implementation | This brief outlines a practical implementation framework and policy considerations for instituting trauma-informed approaches to care in health care settings. | Trauma-informed Practice | Report/Paper | 2016 |
Going Beyond Trauma Informed Care (TIC) Training for Child Welfare Supervisors and Frontline Workers: The Need for System Wide Policy Changes Implementing TIC practices in all Child Welfare Agencies | This article reviews efforts to train child welfare workers in trauma informed practices and concludes that systemic change occurs by … | Trauma-informed Practice | Report/Paper | 2015 |
Secondary Traumatic Stress: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This paper summarizes the literature on Secondary Traumatic Stress (STS) in the child welfare workforce, identifying common sources and symptoms … | Trauma-informed Practice, Work Conditions and Benefits | 1-Page-Summary, NCWWI-Product | 2011 |