Transcript Overview of the Mental Health Program in Florida

Charlie Crist, Governor
George H. Sheldon, Secretary
Trauma-Informed Systems
Mission: Protect the Vulnerable, Promote Strong and Economically Self- Sufficient Families,
and Advance Personal and Family Recovery and Resiliency.
Learning Objectives:
Participants will:
• Learn about sources of potential trauma
and complex trauma for individuals served
by the Department.
• Learn about the principles of traumainformed systems.
• Brainstorm ways to decrease the
possibility that those seeking services and
staff experience trauma.
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A single traumatic event
that is limited in time.
Acute
Trauma
The experience of multiple
traumatic events.
Chronic
Trauma
Vicarious
Trauma
Complex
Trauma
Both exposure to chronic trauma,
and the impact such exposure has
on an individual.
Types of Trauma
System
Induced
Trauma
The traumatic removal from home,
admission to a justice or treatment
facility or multiple placements within a
short time.
Sources of Trauma
Significant
Health
Problems
Economic
Hardship
Domestic
Violence
Homelessness
Mental
Health
Problems
Abuse
Substance
Abuse
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Trauma can occur at any age.
Charlie Crist, Governor
George H. Sheldon, Secretary
Trauma can effect
anyone.
Mission: Protect the Vulnerable, Promote Strong and Economically Self- Sufficient Families,
and Advance Personal and Family Recovery and Resiliency.
TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE
Provides the foundation for a
basic understanding of the
psychological, neurological,
biological, and social impact that
trauma and violence have on
many Floridians.
Incorporates proven practices into
current operations to deliver
services that acknowledge the
role that violence and victimization
play in the lives of most of the
individuals entering our systems.
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Trauma-Informed Care
Trauma-Informed Care provides a new
paradigm under which the basic premise
for organizing services is transformed from
“What’s
wrong with you?”
“What
happened to you?”
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Trauma-Informed Systems
When an agency takes the step to become
trauma-informed, every part of its
organization, management & service
delivery system is assessed & potentially
modified to include a basic understanding
of how trauma impacts the life of
individuals seeking services.
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Trauma-Informed Systems
Trauma-informed organizations, programs,
& services are based on an understanding
of the vulnerabilities or triggers of trauma
survivors that traditional service delivery
approaches may exacerbate, so that these
services & programs can be more
supportive and avoid retraumatization.
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How Can You….
• Become more trauma-informed?
• Make your environment, policies,
procedures and interactions empowering,
collaborative, safe, and respectful?
• Include trauma survivors as evaluators,
informants, and members of your team?
• Ensure that staff trauma is also a part of
your plan?
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Jane B. Streit, Ph.D.
Senior Psychologist
Department of Children and
Families, Children’s Mental Health
[email protected]
Phone: 850.487.2767
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