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Category Archives: Trauma-Informed Care
Making Space to Fall Apart
A Conversation on Compassionate Care with Dr. Alana Hirsh
Dr. Alana Hirsh is a family physician and a UBC Clinical Assistant Professor who specializes in addiction medicine and the integration of trauma and substance use disorder treatment. In this conversation, she shares her lessons learned working in in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside on the front lines of British Columbia's overdose epidemic.
September 2021
Race and Culture Have Everything to Do With It
Intersections of Secondary Traumatic Stress with Racism, Historical Trauma, and other Systems of Oppression
In this CARE4YOU 2021 session, Sandra Chase, Alison Hendricks, and Carmen Rosa Noroña explore how secondary traumatic stress intersects with culture, racism, historical trauma, and other systems of oppression.
June 2021
Relationship-Centered Care is Better Care
The Importance of Incorporating Cultural Humility in Our Work
We know that a one-size-fits-all approach to care is ineffective but becoming culturally competent can feel like an impossible task. In this CARE4YOU 2020 session, Donna Shanor explores how culture can influence experiences of trauma.
June 2020
We Can’t Be Trauma Responsive Without Being STS-Informed
Tools for Organizational Change
What does it mean to be a secondary-trauma informed workplace? In this CARE4YOU 2020 session, Dr. Ginny Sprang explores tools to assess the degree to which a workplace is secondary-trauma-informed.
June 2020