Trauma-Informed Systems

A companion document to the Cross-Disciplinary Version of the STS Core Competencies for Trauma-Informed Support and Supervision that offers further explanation, examples, and strategies for each benchmark.

A self-rating companion document to the STS Core Competencies for Trauma-Informed Support and Supervision tool.

Initially developed as a way to bridge trauma-informed and advocacy perspectives, this more integrated approach has evolved into a framework for holding many of the key elements that are critical to doing our work. More specifically, this framework provides a foundation for doing work that is inclusive and accessible, attuned to the range of people’s experiences, and relevant to the people and communities we serve.

This infographic provides information on understanding cultural responsiveness to racial trauma for mental health providers.

Key factors to consider when building resiliency within staff, as well as when building a resilient human services system. Guiding questions are provided.

For providing mental-health services interpretation with a culturally responsive and trauma-informed approach. The target audience for this resource is 1) professional interpreters and 2) qualified mental health clinicians. This resource is designed to enhance service provision to speakers with no or LEP by providing a review of basic interpretation in the mental health setting, offering a socio-culturally, linguistically-responsive and trauma-informed approach to mental health interpretation and preparing interpreters and mental health clinicians to work together in partnership.

This article provides ways for organizations to proactively address vicarious trauma and the implications of vicarious trauma on the organization.

This resource includes best-practice guidelines for distinguishing between administrative supervision, clinical supervision/consultation and reflective supervision/consultation. It explains what reflective supervision and consultation entails for the organization.

A developmental assessment for supervisors which identifies core competencies for providing support to staff exposed to secondary trauma and provides resources to strengthen those areas of competency.

Sharing power, or combining the knowledge of the human service professional and the lived experience of the individual receiving services, is a key part of trauma informed engagement. This worksheet includes a checklist for reflecting on agency and individual practices.

This is a reflection tool that providers can use to help identify opportunities to share power in trauma-responsive care.

This document provides guidance on how to use the Tool and on things to consider in preparation for engaging in this type of organizational self-assessment process.

This tool is an Agency Self-Assessment for Trauma-Informed Care to help assess an organization’s readiness to implement a trauma-informed approach. The assessment should involve input from agency staff.

This journal article explains the components of a trauma-informed practice.

A presentation that provides a comprehensive overview of a trauma-informed child welfare system speaking to the experiences of children with trauma and potential effects on staff.

A framework for schools to incorporate trauma-informed practices.

This infographic is an expansion of Sue’s taxonomy’s framework for microaggressions where 16 categories of racial aggressions are identified in order to help avoid traumatization.