The Trauma Informed Excellence® (TIE) Model was developed to give organizations and systems of care the knowledge and
skills to fully integrate the trauma-informed paradigm into their operations. There are four trainings in the TIE series:
- Thrive: Self-Care & Culture
- Trauma-Informed Leadership
- Trauma-Informed Care
- Trauma Specific Treatment
The Trauma-Informed Paradigm
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) defines what it means to be trauma-informed as:
"A program, organization, or system that is trauma-informed realizes the widespread impact of trauma and understands potential paths for recovery; recognizes
the signs and symptoms of trauma in people receiving services, families, staff, and others involved with the system; and responds by fully integrating knowledge
about trauma into policies, procedures, and practices, and seeks to actively resist re-traumatization."
Paradigm Shift
Most organizations fall somewhere on a continuum with their knowledge and implementation of trauma-informed practices.
This is a paradigm shift, a new way of thinking that challenges existing practices.
| Uninformed about Trauma
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Trauma-Informed
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| People we serve are sick, ill, or bad
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People we serve are hurt and suffering
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| People’s behaviors are immoral and need to be punished
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People’s behaviors are skills developed to help them survive violent and adverse experiences, and at the same time, these behaviors may cause problems in the person’s life
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| People can change and stop immoral destructive behavior if they only have the motivation
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People need safety, power, support to face loss, and hope to make change and heal
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| Staff should manage or eliminate a person’s behaviors
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Recognize staff and program’s potential to re-traumatize. Provide opportunities for the people and communities we serve to heal from their trauma
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| Staff should come to work every day at their best, and perform to leadership’s expectations
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Leaders and staff need to co-create a healing-centered organizational culture to counteract the indirect trauma and stress associated with working with the people and communities we serve.
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| System of care should be created to minimize short-term costs and eliminate immoral behaviors
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Systems of care invest in building healing-centered teams and programs that prevent re-traumatization for staff and the people receiving services. This will heal trauma, improve outcomes and save money over the long term
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Description
The online version of Trauma Informed Excellence program includes the following training series': Thrive: Self-Care & Culture, Trauma-Informed Care, Trauma Specific
Treatment, and Trauma-Informed Leadership (optional).
Our online courses are on-demand, self-paced trainings that are 15-45 minutes in length. Learners may stop mid-course and return to where they
left off.
Our programs are designed to build confidence and competence by offering opportunities to practice new skills. Each training includes a
Workbook that supports
the interactions included in the session and a
Slides and References handout of the material covered. We understand that adult learning requires ongoing practice
and we work with organizations to support staff beyond their online, in-person, or virtual trainings through coaching, practice sessions, and facilitation guides
that can be used to encourage continued learning.
Continuing Education Credits (CECs)
- TIE (with Leadership) - 19 hours/CECs
- TIE (without Leadership) - 13 hours/CECs
Curriculum
Thrive: Self-Care & Culture (7 courses)
- Introduction to Trauma Informed Excellence
- Stress & Burnout
- Helping Trauma
- Physical Robustness
- Mind Robustness & Mindsight
- Mind Robustness & Focus
- Social Robustness
Trauma-Informed Care (5 courses)
- Foundations & Physical Resiliency
- Trauma & Social Health
- Social Resiliency
- Trauma & Mind Health
- Mind Resiliency
Trauma Specific Treatment (2 courses)
- Post Traumatic Growth & Assessment
- Research-Based Methods
Trauma-Informed Leadership (optional) (8 courses)
- Affective Leadership Concepts
- Integrity
- Positive Regard
- Intellectual Leadership Concepts
- Engagement, Fit & Democracy
- Engagement, Values & Vision
- Accelerators
- Trauma-Informed Supervision
Description
The following training can be offered in its entirety, or in smaller sections to meet your specific needs.
Introduction to Trauma-Informed and Equity-Centered Care
is a prerequisite for most courses that follow.
In-person training can be provided on-site and requires a cost estimate based on your specific location. Facilitated virtual trainings are offered using Zoom.
Our programs are designed to build confidence and competence by offering opportunities to practice new skills (with activities such as scenarios, reflections,
demonstration/modeling, discussion, role & real play, collaborative whiteboard). Each training includes an
Activity handout that supports the interactions included
in the session, a
Practice Tools handout that supports implementation and continued learning after the training, and a
Slides and References handout of the material
covered. We understand that adult learning requires ongoing practice and we work with organizations to support staff beyond their online, in-person, or virtual
trainings through coaching, practice sessions, and facilitation guides that can be used to encourage continued learning.
Curriculum
Introduction to Trauma-Informed & Equity-Centered Care (TIECC) Series (6 hours)
These trainings are designed to introduce trauma-informed care and some basic tools for applying trauma-informed concepts with participants and within organizations.
- Introduction to Trauma-Informed and Equity-Centered Care
- Trauma-Informed Approaches
- Building Healing-Centered Teams – Thriving as a Team & as Individuals
Trauma-Informed & Equity-Centered Care (TIECC) in Practice (Each training is 2 hours)
These trainings are designed for staff who have completed an
Introduction to Trauma-Informed and Equity-Centered Care, and want to explore practical skills for implementing TIECC in their day-to-day work.
They can be offered in combination or as individual trainings.
- First, Do No Harm – Preventing Re-traumatization
- Integrating the Spirit of Motivational Interviewing as a Foundation for Trauma-Informed Services
- Using Motivational Interviewing Tools as a Trauma-Informed Approach
- Trauma-informed Approaches to De-escalating Difficult Situations
- Co-Creating a Culture of Belonging: Building Equity and Cultural Humility Into Our Work
- Building a Culture of Care: Self-Care and Wellbeing in Practice
- Trauma-Informed and Equity-Centered Approaches to Assessment, Information Gathering, and Planning
Trauma-Informed and Equity-Centered (TIECC) Supervision (4 hours)
These trainings are designed for supervisors and introduce the core concepts of trauma-informed supervision and tools for applying the concepts in their supervisory relationships and teams.
- Start Where You Are - Build Your Capacity as a TIECC Supervisor
- Reflective Supervision
- Optional Implementation Support: Facilitated Supervisor Collaborative – periodic meetings of TIECC Supervisors designed to support and facilitate TIECC implementation.
Leading for Trauma-Informed and Equity-Centered Care (TIECC) (8 hours)
These trainings are designed for leaders. They introduce the core concepts of trauma-informed and equity-centered leadership and provide a path forward to apply the concepts in their work and organization.
- TIECC Leadership Introduction
- Start Where You Are: Build Your Capacity as a TIECC Leader
- Envision the Future & Build TIECC Culture
- Where to Start: Assess & Implement
Trainings can also be customized to focus on the particular needs of your program or service. Contact us to discuss your needs.
Pricing
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