Conventional vs. Trauma Informed Thinking

To prevent ACEs and protect children from neglect, abuse, and violence, it is essential to address each of these factors. This goes the same way for helping adults who have experienced one or more ACEs.

family gathering with couples talking ACEs do not set one's destiny but can increase those risk factors. Therefore, it is helpful for us to shift from conventional thinking to trauma-informed thinking. This brings awareness to the need to be sensitive to what happened to a person and that challenging behaviors may result from their traumatic experiences.

Let's get started on how trauma informed approaches to care shift the focus fr om " What's wrong with you?" to "What happened to you?"

Providing trauma-informed care can have effective strategies.

 

 

Knowledge Check: Type of Thinking