A response to a discreet or prolonged circumstance; which at some point is perceived by the person to be an uncontrollable serious threat to physical or psychological integrity and which overwhelms emotional resources.
What has this got to do with my care?
Health care professionals will aim to take your life experiences, including trauma, into account when planning your care. They will co-ordinate the appropriate help and services to meet your needs. This may include a crisis team for out of hours support, outside agencies, psychological therapy. They will also aim to support you in your distress around the trauma related issues which are relevant to you currently.
What treatment could this involve?
- Helping to ensure your safety
- Helping you to understand your difficulties
- Helping you with your current mental health difficulties
- It may be useful for some people to address their trauma in therapy
- It is important to focus on the future and build on your strengths
- Your care will be tailored to meet your needs
- Recovery may mean different things to different people
Trauma & Recovery: Online Resource
Our free online course ‘Trauma & Recovery’ aims to provide education about the impact of trauma for anyone with personal experience or an interest in this area. This course is not intended to replace trauma informed care, trauma therapy or trauma informed peer support, but it can be used to support these approaches.
The intention of this course is to make information about trauma available in an online learning format so that everyone can benefit from a greater understanding of the impact of trauma, with the hope that this understanding will form part of their recovery, or help with someone else’s. It will also be recognised as CPD for staff.
To explore this resource, and more, head over to our e-learning site where you will need to create a free account.
Trauma Informed Care: Online Resource
This course provides an overview of trauma and how the care that is offered should be shaped by this. It is aimed at those living with mental health problems and those who live with or look after them, members of the public and staff.
To explore this resource, and more, head over to our e-learning site where you will need to create a free account.