Trauma Informed Care and Social Work Education: A Case Study
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.14738/assrj.17.680Keywords:
trauma, trauma informed care, supervision, social work education.Abstract
This paper provides a brief description and history of trauma in the social sciences alongside an introduction to trauma informed care in social work education. This paper promotes the understanding that trauma assessment and treatment are a key component to the future of social work education and practice. As a result of a recent teaching experience, a framework for conceptualizing, treating, and supervising trauma related disorders within an educational context was developed. This paper utilizes that unique teaching experience where a graduate course on trauma informed care proved challenging yet profound to the existing methods typically sanctioned for university and college settings. These challenges and the corresponding opportunities associated with trauma work are discussed. Practical and ethical implications of a social work model of trauma-focused are outlined. A case example, employing several students’ experiences, is presented. Suggestions for additional study are outlined.
References
Alexander, F. & Selesnick, S. (1966). The history of psychiatry: An evaluation of psychiatric thought and practice from prehistoric times to the present. New York City: Harper and Row, Publishers.
American Psychological Association. (2000). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (4th ed., text rev.). doi:10.1176/appi.books.9780890423349
Bell, C. & Jenkins E. (1993). Community violence and children on Chicago's Southside, Psychiatry, 56 (1): 46-54
Belsky, J., Conger, R., & Capaldi, D. (2009). The intergenerational transmission of parenting: Introduction to the special section. Developmental Psychology, 45(5), 1201-1204
Butcher, J., Mineka, S. & Hooley, J. (2007). Abnormal Psychology ( 13th ed). Susan Hartman (Ed). Boston: Pearson Education, Inc.
Edmiston, E., Wang, F., Mazure, C, Guinet, J., Sinha, R., Mayes, L., Blumberg, H. (2011). Corticostriatal-limbic gray matter morphology in adolescents with self-reported exposure to childhood maltreatment. Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, 165 (12): 1069 – 1077
Fairbank, J.. & Putnam, F. (2007). The prevalence and impact of child traumatic stress. In M.J. Friedman, T.M. Keane and P.A. Resick (eds.), Handbook of PTSD: Science and Practice (pgs. 229-251). New York: Guilford Press.
Filetti, V., Anda, R., Nordenberg, D., Williamson, D., Spitz, A., Edwards, V., Koss, M. & Marks, J. (1998). Relationship of childhood abuse and household dysfunction to many of the leading causes of death in adults: The adverse childhood experiences (ACE) study. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 14(4), 245-258.
Foa, E., Keane, T., Friedman, M. & Cohen, J. (2009). Effective Treatments for PTSD. Guilford Press: New York.
Folman, R. 2010. From trauma inducing care to trauma informed care: The long journey forward. SACO 6th Annual Child Welfare Services Issues Conference. Retrieved http://www.pdffiller.com/form/5681512-Plenary34710-CWSFromTraum-aInducedCare-toTraumaInfor-medCare-Microsoft-PowerPoint---FROM-TRAUMA-INDUCING-CARE-TO-TRAUMA-INFORMED-CAREppt-Compatibility-Mode-Various-Fillable- Forms
Friedman, M., Keane, T. & Resick, P. (eds.). (2007). Handbook of PTSD: Science and Practice. New York: Guilford Press.
Glaser, D. (2003). Child abuse and neglect and the brain: A review. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 41(1), 97-116
Gunnar, M. & Quevedo, K. (2007). The neurobiology of stress and development. Annual Review of Psychology, 58, 145-173
Hepworth, D., Rooney, R., Rooney, G. & Strom-Gottfried, K. (2013). Direct Social Work Practice: Theory and Skills (9th ed). Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole
Herman, J. (1997). Trauma and Recovery: The aftermath of violence. Perseus Books Group: New York
Kessler, R., Sonnega, A., Bromet, E., Hughes, M., & Nelson, C. (1995). Posttraumatic stress disorder in the National Comorbidity Survey. Archives of General Psychiatry, 52,1048-1060.
Ludovici, K. (2010). Treatments in mental health: A brief history. University of Rochester. Retrieved from: http://www.warner.rochester.edu/blog/warnerperspectives/?p=756
McQuaide, S. (1999). A social worker’s use of the diagnostic and statistical manual. Families in Society, 80(4), 410-416
Mosley, T. & Wiewel, B. (2011). Trauma focused Clinical Supervision. UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs. Retrieved http://www.uclaisap.org/slides/psattc/cod/2011/Workshop%20P%20-%20Wiewel-Mosley/clinical%20supervision%20notes%20oct%202011.pdf
Myers, D. (2006). Psychology ( 8thed). New York City: Worth Publishers.
National Center for Social Work Trauma Education and Workforce Development (NCSW). n.d.. Building workforce capacity. Fordham University. Retrieved http://www.ncswtraumaed.org/building-workforce-capacity
Ogden, P, Pain, C. & Minton, K., Siegel, D. & Van der Kolk, B. (2006). Trauma and the Body: A Sensorimotor Approach to Psychotherapy. New York: W.W. Norton & Company
Perry, B., Pollard, R., Blakley, T., Baker, W. & Vigilante, D. (1995). Childhood trauma, the neurobiology of adaptation, and “use-dependent” development of the brain” How “states” become “traits.” Infant Mental Health Journal, 16(4), 271-291
Porter, R. (2002). Madness: A brief history. New York City: Oxford University Press.
Solomon, P., Cavanaugh, M. &; Gelles, R. (2005). Family violence among adults with severe mental illness: a neglected area of research. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 6(1), 40- 54.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
(SAMHSA). 2012. National Center for Trauma Informed Care. Retrieved from http://www.samhsa.gov/nctic/
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). 2011. Creating trauma-informed systems. The National Child Traumatic Stress Network. Retrieved http://nctsn.org/resources/topics/creating-trauma-informed-systems
University of Buffalo. 2012. UB's School of Social Work Adopts Trauma-Informed Care as a Guiding Principle. Retrieved from http://www.buffalo.edu/news/releases/2012/08/13611.html
Van de Kolk, B. (2003). The neurobiology of childhood trauma and abuse. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics, 12, 293-317
Van der Kolk, B. (2007). The history of trauma in psychiatry. In M.J. Friedman, T.M. Keane and P.A. Resick (eds.), Handbook of PTSD: Science and Practice (pgs.19-37). New York: Guilford Press.
Wilson, J. (1994). The historical evolution of PTSD diagnostic criteria: From Freud to DSM-IV. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 7(4), 681-698.
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
Authors wishing to include figures, tables, or text passages that have already been published elsewhere are required to obtain permission from the copyright owner(s) for both the print and online format and to include evidence that such permission has been granted when submitting their papers. Any material received without such evidence will be assumed to originate from the authors.
