Trauma is common and highly relevant to mental health care..Trauma-informed Care understands and considers the impact of trauma on mental health and seeks to promote healing and recovery through sensitive practice. This e-Learning explains what is trauma, provides examples of traumatic events and how trauma impacts people who experience it including descriptions of the impact of vicarious trauma, Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) and PTSD. Ways of coping with trauma are explained, including self help techniques.
The module covers how providing trauma-informed care can improve mental health care, highlighting the importance of asking about trauma and the key goals of trauma informed care.