PUBH X223 - Trauma-Informed Care
Description
This course provides a basic introduction to a trauma-informed approach during an emergency response. In addition, this course addresses how a trauma-informed approach is a framework for organizations and learners to understand, recognize, and respond to the impact of trauma.
This course is the first course in the Minnesota Trauma-Informed Emergency Response and Recovery (MnTIER) training program.
MnTIER is a training program that aims to provide a framework that guides the planning and operations of disaster response and recovery that was developed to support communities throughout Minnesota but could be applicable to other communities.
Objectives
Upon completion of this module/course, the learner will be able to:
- Define key terms associated with trauma
- Identify the various aspects and components that can lead to trauma
- List the various impacts of trauma on an individual
- Describe the purpose of a trauma-informed approach
- List the various characteristics of an organization using a trauma-informed approach
- Identify the six guiding principles of a trauma-informed approach
- Identify the five key elements of a trauma-informed approach
Competencies
For CPH recertification, the following competencies may be met:
Course Competencies for Public Healthcare Professionals (v10/2021.
2.1 Develops policies, programs, and services
3.2. Communicates with internal and external audiences
3.4. Facilitates communication among individuals, groups, and organizations
5.1. Describes conditions, systems, and policies affecting community health and resilience
8.5. Responds to emerging needs
Acknowledgements
Produced by the University of Minnesota School of Public Health and Minnesota Department of Health Division of Emergency Preparedness and Response. Subject Matter Experts: Nancy Carlson, MPhil, CFT, CFE, Luke Campbell, MA LAMFT, Hanna Marzinske, MBA, Kevynn Schumacher, MS, Janet Yeats, MA, LMFT
This project was supported by a grant to the University of Minnesota, Public Health Crisis Response Cooperative Agreement: Academic Partnership to Enhance Workforce Preparedness from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Grant/Cooperative Agreement Number NU90TP922188. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the CDC.
Continuing Education Units
Please note that these trainings may offer different types of continuing education credits. This Learner Portal may not calculate the correct number of continuing education credits. Please refer to the Continuing Education Credits section of your course site after registration for the correct information.
Participants are eligible to receive up to 0.075 CEU or 0.75 contact hour; 1 CPH recertification credit.
Contact & Questions
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