This newsletter is about listening to those with lived experience. So what is lived experience? For us at Trauma Informed Oregon (TIO), lived experience means you have personal experience in what you are talking about. As you will see in the blogs, firsthand experience can be as a service recipient, a provider, and a survivor.
Trauma informed care (TIC) calls out the need to include the voices of those with lived experience, but why? The intention is simple—we will be more effective and efficient in improving services if we take the time to ask those who know what is challenging, helpful, and needed. Instead of worrying if we are getting it right or if “they” will like this change just ask. I believe in addition to developing better practice, including the voices of those with lived experience is also healing. It builds trust and empathy by bearing witness, validating a person’s experience, and creating authentic connections.
So why does it often feel hard to “just ask?”
[For more of this story, written by Mandy Davis, go to https://traumainformedoregon.o...tember-october-2018/]
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