Trauma informed systems are great for the people that we serve but we also know that that they cause additional stress on the people who work in the system. Therefore, to have a trauma informed system, we have to pay attention to both burnout and Secondary Traumatic Stress.
We talk to workers during Trauma 101 about what they need from their employers and encourage knowing your workers better so that you can have better supervision and meet everyone’s needs. Praise is key to this work which is why we give our as many TicTacs we can when people are engaged in trauma informed work. Check out the article below for more information!
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