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Trauma Informed Care Website

This website has many helpful resources.

Trauma Informed Care Website

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.

Making the Case for Trauma-Informed Care: Tips for Talking with Leadership

6 Guiding Principles to a Trauma-Informed Approach

This infographic identifies the six guiding principles to a trauma-informed approach to be assessed and improved on in organizations pursuing trauma-informed care. These principles each guide the framework of an organization and the impact of the services it provides.

6 Guiding Principles to a Trauma-Informed Approach

5 Effective Ways to Deal With Your High-Stress Job

Video from WebMD about how to manage stress at work.

5 Effective Ways to Deal With Your High-Stress Job

Wellbeing Resources for HR Departments – Managing Your Stress

Wellbeing Resources for HR Departments – Managing Your Stress

Wellbeing Resources for HR Departments – Managing Your Stress

Employee Wellbeing Resources – Welcome!

Employee Wellbeing Resources – Home page

Employee Wellbeing Resources – Welcome!

Wellbeing Resources for HR Departments

Wellbeing Resources for HR Departments

Wellbeing Resources for HR Departments

This is What Makes People Happy at Work

In this TED series video, This is What Makes Employees Happy at Work, Michael C. Bush shares what makes workers unhappy and ways to foster satisfaction.

This is What Makes People Happy at Work

Compassionate and Inclusive Leadership

This 7-minute video expands the concept of compassionate leadership to collaboration and inclusivity. It was created by The King’s Fund, an independent charity working to improve people’s health, inspire hope, and build confidence for positive change.

Compassionate and Inclusive 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.

Tip Sheet: Using the Policy and Procedure Audit Tool

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The Coleman Foundation

The Coleman Foundation is a private, independent grantmaking foundation established in Illinois in 1951. The Foundation supports educational institutions offering entrepreneurship education, organizations providing cancer treatment, education and support, and agencies providing services for individuals with developmental disabilities only in the Chicago Metropolitan area - its primary geographical focus.
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Problem Statement

The recruitment and retention of qualified staff, particularly with Direct Support Professionals (DSP), has become a significant issue for human service agencies in Illinois and across the country. Attracting and retaining a competent workforce is the number one, common priority among Intersect for Ability agencies. Brainstorming creative strategies and finding innovative solutions is an ongoing goal.

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