Listed below is a tool for auditing your current policies using a trauma-informed lens, a tip sheet for developing your policies to be more trauma-informed, and talking points for discussions with leaders.
Making the Case for Trauma-Informed Care: Tips for Talking with Leadership
Leadership buy-in is often the first step in long-term commitments. This resource offers six talking points to consider when it's time for these discussions.
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TI Policy and Procedure Audit Tool
Trauma Transformed policy audit tool. This is a tool organizations can use to "audit" their existing policies, focusing on principles of racial equity and trauma. The tool is easy to use and leads you through a thoughtful approach to policy work.
From the Center for Care Innovations’ Resources tab, select “Trauma-Informed Culture Resources” from the “Choose a Topic to See Resources” dropdown list. Click to download the “Trauma-Informed Policy Audit Tool” created by Trauma Transformed.
Source: Trauma Transformed
Supervisors, Managers, Leadership
Tip Sheet: Using the Policy and Procedure Audit Tool
This tip sheet provides guidance on developing policy and utilizing the Audit Tool above. To locate the Tip Sheet from the link on the left, select "Trauma-Informed Culture Resources" from the "Choose a Topic to See Resources" dropdown list. Click to download the "Policy Guidance for Trauma Informed Human Resources Practices" created by Trauma Transformed.
Source: Trauma Transformed
Human Resources
Supervisors, Managers, Leadership