Deck 17: Trauma-Informed Care: Definitions and Statewide Initiatives

Question 1

Child adjustment data collected on over 5,000 youth receiving EBTs in MN demonstrated significant reductions in ______ from pre- to posttreatment and improvements in behavioral functioning.

A)mental health disorders
B)bipolar
C)PTSD
D)CBT

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT one of the efforts to promote trauma-informed care discussed by the authors?

A)training staff
B)making appropriate referrals
C)addressing self-care and reducing risk for secondary traumatic stress
D)making public service announcements

Answer 2

D

Question 3

More recent research has focused on the ______ and ______ changes that can occur following exposure to trauma and other chronic stressors, which can negatively impact developmental processes and long-term outcomes.

A)physical, mental health
B)biological, cognitive
C)biological, psychological
D)cognitive, mental health

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Preliminary analysis of treatment outcomes in MA among children who received an EBT for a period of 6 months or less (i.e., at the 6-month follow-up assessment) found significant reductions in child trauma symptoms and behavior, with the most pronounced improvements among children aged ______.

A)3-5
B)7-18
C)4-16
D)10-12

Question 5

Efforts to understand how trauma exposure can impact and manifest as symptoms and how the symptoms manifest themselves have led to increased attention on and funding for ______.

A)clinical therapy.
B)family-focused care.
C)trauma-informed care.
D)clinical-informed care.

Question 6

______ can be understood as a fine-tuned definition of trauma-focused services.

A)Trauma-informed care
B)Trauma-informed practices
C)Trauma-focused policy
D)Trauma-informed definitions

Question 7

______ refers to those overall service systems (i.e., child welfare, behavioral health, primary care) that incorporate a trauma-informed approach (and includes the wide array of trauma-informed practices).

A)Trauma-informed care
B)Trauma-informed practices
C)Trauma-focused policy
D)Trauma-informed system

Question 8

Which of the following is not a method used by MA to assess TIC-related outcomes discussed in the text?

A)the number of clinicians completing EBT training requirements
B)leadership progress reports on trauma screening and referrals
C)improvements in parenting as observed and reported by parent support workers
D)the number of referrals coming in to CPS

Question 9

______ is a consortium of agencies and programs focused on training, dissemination, and direct provision of trauma-focused practices for youth and their families, which has been funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration since 2000.

A)National Child Traumatic Stress Network
B)National Center for Trauma-Informed Care
C)Department of Justice
D)Administration for Children and Families

Question 10

When trauma-informed practices and other trauma-focused services, such as trauma screening, are understood together with complementary workforce and organizational change efforts, they can be viewed as collectively representing a ______.

A)trauma-informed approach
B)trauma-informed practices
C)trauma-focused path
D)trauma-informed system

Question 11

One consistent strategy used by all five state TIC initiatives discussed in the text, in the workforce development domain, was ______.

A)rigorous and clear policies
B)a focus on organizational change
C)extensive training on trauma
D)self-care

Question 12

______ includes the use of standardized screening measures and provision of trauma-informed treatments or referral to outside providers.

A)Workforce development
B)Staff training development
C)Trauma-focused services
D)Standardized training

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT one of the three primary trauma-informed care domains discussed in the text?

A)workforce development
B)trauma-focused services
C)organizational environment and practices
D)policy and procedures

Question 14

MA utilized a model called ______ to promote cross-system collaboration and to develop champions to support trauma-informed care at the local level.

A)Trauma-Informed Leadership Team
B)Trauma Organizational Team
C)Trauma-Informed Training Team
D)Trauma Care and Organizing Team

Question 15

Project BEST and the South Carolina Trauma Practice Initiative have resulted in significant increases in the use and availability of ______.

A)CBT
B)EBT
C)TF-CBT
D)TFB

Question 16

______ emphasizes collaboration amongst staff, coordination of services within a respective agency, strategies to promote a safe physical environment, written policies specific to TIC, and supportive leadership related to the provision of TIC.

A)Workforce development
B)Organizational environment and practices
C)Trauma-focused services
D)Standardized training

Question 17

Which of the following was not a state that was discussed in the text regarding statewide initiatives to integrate trauma-informed and trauma-focused practice in child protective service delivery?

A)Connecticut
B)Massachusetts
C)North Carolina
D)Maine

Question 18

Data show that ______ of youth in the United States have experienced some type of abuse.

A)50-60%
B)60-70%
C)70-80%
D)50-70%

Question 19

______ includes staff training to increase trauma knowledge and awareness, and strategies to reduce secondary traumatic stress among professionals.

A)Workforce development
B)Staff training development
C)Organizational environment and practices
D)Standardized training

Question 20

One problem with the terminology of trauma-informed practice is that ______.

A)it does not really represent the policies and practices associated with TIC
B)it is only accepted by some states and local governments as a best practice
C)it is not focused on children
D)it is vague, and there is no clear consensus around specific meanings and operationalization

Question 21

Please discuss the three trauma-informed care domains delineated by the authors, and the goals related to these domains.

Question 22

Discuss the primary activities in the trauma-focused services domain used by the states that received funding from the Administration for Children and Families focused on Integrating Trauma-Informed and Trauma-Focused Practice in Child Protective Service Delivery.

Question 23

Discuss the primary activities in the workforce development domain used by the states that received funding from the Administration for Children and Families focused on Integrating Trauma-Informed and Trauma-Focused Practice in Child Protective Service Delivery.

Question 24

What is the difference between trauma-informed practices, trauma-informed approaches, and trauma-informed systems?

Question 25

Discuss the primary activities in the organizational environment and practice domain used by the states that received funding from the Administration for Children and Families focused on Integrating Trauma-Informed and Trauma-Focused Practice in Child Protective Service Delivery.