Trauma-Informed Care Interview Questions
The National Council for Mental Wellbeing provides sample interview questions with a trauma-informed approach for employment candidates.
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Checklist for Mentally Healthy Workplaces
This checklist reviews the 4 As of a mental health-friendly workplace – awareness, accommodations, assistance, and access. It includes strategies to help employers create and implement policies, programs, and practices that promote greater mental well-being at work.
Positive Psychology in the Workplace
This comprehensive toolkit covers the effects of employing the techniques of positive psychology to increase job satisfaction and work productivity; it encourages a strengths-based approach and a supportive environment. The toolkit goes into depth on PERMA, the essential elements of well-being: positive emotions, engagement, relationships, meaning, and accomplishments.
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PositivePsychology.com
Employee Wellbeing: What It Is, Why It Matters & How to Improve It
In this article by Gallup Workplace, you’ll learn about the framework of employee wellbeing, the cost of neglecting wellbeing, the connection between burnout and wellbeing, why to prioritize career wellbeing, and how wellbeing stabilizes engagement.
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Gallup
Trauma-Informed Leadership
This 50-minute YouTube video discusses the need for trauma-informed leaders, the fundamentals and impact of trauma, essential organizational and leadership competencies, and strategies for trauma-informed leadership. This video is presented by the Workplace Peace Institute.
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Workplace Peace Institute
Compassion Toolkit
This toolkit was created to enhance your compassion practices and inspire ways of expressing compassion, individually or as a team. It offers ways to optimize your relationships, health, and well-being, both in and out of work.
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HealthSteps To Wellness
6 Steps Leaders Can Take to Create a More Trauma-Informed Workplace
This five-minute YouTube video by Futures Without Violence focuses on workplace safety. Sarah Gonzalez walks us through six steps leaders can take to create a more trauma-informed workplace.
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Futures Without Violence
Trauma-Informed Care Supervision: Questions and Ideas Table
This downloadable chart offers ideas and questions for creating safety, empowering people, and showing value.
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Trauma Informed Oregon
A Guide to Trauma-Informed Supervision
Created by the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape (PCAR), this 38-page guide was developed to aid supervisors of advocates at victim service providers and includes a brief overview and best practices for creating an environment for effective supervision.
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PCAR
Compassionate Leadership: How to Do Hard Things in a Human Way
Practical tips are shared in this article to give tough feedback and make hard decisions with compassion.
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Harvard Business Impact