Trauma-Informed Supports

Course Code: REL-IDD-AAIDD-TIS

Hours: 0.75

Type: Online Course

Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2028

Learning Objectives:
Explain the concept of trauma and trauma response.
Identify signs that a challenging behavior could be related to a trauma response.
Recall the three concepts behind trauma-informed supports.

Outline:
Section 1: Introduction

About This Course

Learning Objectives

Section 2: What is Trauma?

A Definition of Trauma

The Effects of Trauma

The ABC Model

Behavior Support Plans

Knowledge Check

“Little t” Traumas

“Big T” Traumas

Staff Trauma

Review

Summary

Section 3: The Trauma Response

The Trauma Response

Supports for a Trauma Response

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Re-remembering or Re-experiencing

Avoiding

Negative Thinking

Arousal

Trauma and BSPs

Review

Summary

Section 4: Trauma-Informed Supports

What are Trauma-Informed Supports?

A Sense of Safety

A Sense of Connection to Others

A Sense of Agency Over One’s Life

Meet Denny: Case Study

Review

Summary

Section 5: Conclusion

Course Summary

Course Contributors

References

Subject Matter Expert: Katy Kunst, MBA, QIDP

Katy Kunst received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and her Master of Business Administration from Elon University. She has 15 years of experience serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their supporters, including roles as direct support professional, program director, and training facilitator. She has created and facilitated training on topics including non-violent crisis interventions, person-centered planning, cultural competence, quality service delivery, regulatory compliance, and a variety of topics related to IDD services.

Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Direct Support Professionals; in the following settings: Intellectual Developmental Disabilities.

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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.