Many of us feel overwhelmed by the prevalence of hate crimes and identity-based terrorism that surrounds us. How do we even start to unpack feelings when we see a shooting at an LGBTQ+ club that was supposed to be a safe space? When people are shot at the grocery store in a terrible hate crime? …
Guided Sharing Circles: Creating a Safe Space to Process Emotions + Connect Read More »
As caregivers, we often work in positions where we’re surrounded by people experiencing trauma. Our intention is to help them, of course, and we may even see it as the mission of our job. But it’s critical we also nurture and do our wellness work to avoid vicarious trauma. When we hold space for …
These days, we hear a lot about being “client-centered” in our work, but many folks may wonder, what does that really mean?” It’s a good question—after all, isn’t all service work client-centered? Client-centered case management sounds almost redundant. But the truth is, if we want to build that all-important rapport with clients that …
Integrating the Principles of Healing Focused Care with Client-Centered Case Management Read More »
Unfortunately, it seems that every day in the news, we see and hear about traumatic events. With access to 24-hour news cycles and an increasingly global society, it’s only natural that many of these traumas hit close to home. Over the last few years, many people have started to marvel at how we’re all …
All humans experience trauma at some point in their lives. It’s pretty impossible to get through life without experiencing loss, discrimination, danger, pain, fear, or sorrow. A moment or moments of powerlessness. Of course, not all of us process trauma the same way, but we’ve all been through something traumatic. We can leverage our unique …
How to Understand Trauma: Why Empathy is Crucial to Trauma-Informed Care Read More »
When offering any kind of Trauma-Informed Care, you’re likely to meet people who will be hesitant to open up. Whether you’re working in mental health care, education, legal support, or social work, some of those “awkward” and even painful questions are key to learning the needs of the people you’re serving. So, what are …
Exploring Examples of Trauma-Informed Care Questions to Guide Intake Read More »
At Share Collaborative, we specialize in Trauma-Informed Care training, which is a bit of a misnomer. As discussed, “training” might be the common term for sharing information about trauma-informed care, but as a philosophy, we offer facilitation. We recognize that it’s impossible to train people to be or feel a certain way. We can’t …
Trauma-Informed Care Training: 6 Ways the Approach Makes a Difference Read More »