Introduction to SAMHSA’s Concept of Trauma and Guidance for · Introduction to SAMHSA’s Concept of Trauma and Guidance for ... Slide 5 Individual trauma results from an event,

Introduction to SAMHSA’s Concept of Trauma and Guidance for

a Trauma-Informed Approach to Healing Communities Series and

Implementing the Principle of Peer Support

May 22, 2017

1:00-2:30 PM (EDT)

Presenters: Raul Almazar, William Kellibrew IV, John P. Comer

Disclaimer

The views, opinions, and content expressed

in this presentation do not necessarily

reflect the views, opinions, or policies of

the Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS)

or the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment

(CSAT), the Substance Abuse and Mental

Health Services Administration (SAMHSA),

or the U.S. Department of Health

and Human Services (HHS).

Raul Almazar

Overview of SAMHSA’s Concept of

Trauma and Guidance for a Trauma-

Informed Approach to Healing

Communities and Webinar Series

What is Trauma?

Slide 5

Individual trauma results from an event,

series of events, or set of circumstances

that is experienced by an individual as

physically or emotionally harmful or life

threatening and that has lasting adverse

effects on the individual’s functioning

and mental, physical, social, emotional,

or spiritual well-being.

Events

Events/circumstances cause trauma.

Experience

An individual’s experience of the event determines whether it

is traumatic.

Effects

Effects of trauma include adverse physical, social,

emotional, or spiritual consequences.

The Three E’s in Trauma

Slide 6

SAMHSA’s Six Key Principles of a

Trauma-Informed Approach

Slide 7

• Safety

• Trustworthiness and Transparency

• Peer Support

• Collaboration and Mutuality

• Empowerment, Voice, and Choice

• Cultural, Historical, and Gender Issues

Principle 1: Safety

Throughout the

organization, staff and the

people they serve,

whether children or adults,

feel physically and

psychologically safe.

Slide 8

Principle 2: Trustworthiness and

Transparency

Organizational operations and decisions are

conducted with transparency and the goal of building

and maintaining trust among clients, family

members, staff, and others involved with the

organization.

Slide 9

Principle 3: Peer Support

Peer support and mutual self-

help are key vehicles for

establishing safety and hope,

building trust, enhancing

collaboration, serving as models

of recovery and healing, and

maximizing a sense of

empowerment.

Slide 10

Principle 4: Collaboration and Mutuality

Partnering and leveling of power

differences between staff and clients and

among organizational staff from direct

care to administrators; demonstrates that

healing happens in relationships, and in

the meaningful sharing of power and

decision-making.

Everyone has a role to play; one does not

have to be a therapist to be therapeutic.

Slide 11

Principle 5: Empowerment, Voice, and

Choice

Individuals’ strengths and experiences are

recognized and built upon; the experience of having

a voice and choice is validated and new skills

developed.

The organization fosters a belief in resilience.

Clients are supported in developing self-advocacy

skill and self-empowerment

Slide 12

Principle 6: Cultural, Historical, and

Gender Issues

The organization actively moves

past cultural stereotypes and

biases, offers gender-responsive

services, leverages the healing

value of traditional cultural

connections, and recognizes and

addresses historical trauma.

Slide 13

Slide 14

SAMHSA’s Concept of Trauma and

Guidance for a Trauma-Informed Approach

Download a copy here.

http://store.samhsa.gov/shin/content/SMA14

-4884/SMA14-4884.pdf

About the Series

If you would like to participate in an open dialogue with the

presenters from this series at a later date, please email

Pam Rainer at [email protected] or call 518-729-1246

Poll Questions

Peer Support:

Creative Approaches to

Safe Streets and Developing

Community Self-DeterminationWilliam Kellibrew IV

Director, Office of Youth Violence Prevention (OYVP)

Baltimore City Health Department

Objectives

• How did I get to this work?

• What is Safe Streets doing to make a difference in community?

William

A Personal Journey

Da’Vone

Jacqueline Rodney

Tony

Manyka

Office of Youth Violence Prevention

Mission:

• To end the epidemic of violence by using evidence-based, public health and human service models

• Address underlying health, social, and economic disparities, through effective advocacy, collaboration, and programming.

Programs

• Safe Streets

• Dating Matters

• Supporting Male Survivors of Violence

Office of Youth Violence Prevention

Safe Streets

Safe Streets is a tool that communities can use to restore the safety of their streets and strengthen community bonds through community mobilization, outreach, public education, faith, and criminal justice community involvement.

Safe Streets

• Longest running replica of Cure Violence Model

• Conflict Mediation

• Creditable Messengers

• Referrals/Linkages

Safe Streets Shooting Response

Building Community

Email:

[email protected]

Office of Youth Violence Prevention:

health.baltimorecity.gov/programs/viole

nce-prevention

Contact Information

Community Organizing:

Trauma-Informed Campaigns and

Approaches

John P. Comer, MPA

Background

Community Schools

Housing Justice

Participation in the process

Drug Addiction

Harm Reduction

Economic Empowerment

Trauma-Informed Campaigns

Leadership Development

• Public Speaking and Media Training

• Educating Groups on Structure

• Conflict Resolution

• Encouraging Communication

Understanding Perspective

• Being aware of other’s environment

The Baltimore Uprising

Support Groups

• “Bringing back the village”

• Restoring basic trust and

communication

• Recognizing commonalities

• Giving while receiving

Group Dynamics

Group Dynamics

Group Dynamics

Many times we know what we

need.

Contact Me

John P. Comer, MPA

Professional Organizer

Chief Consultant

Architects of Justice, LLC

410.375.8621

or

919.215.0714

[email protected]

Q & A with Presenters

Please enter your questions in the chat box –

we will respond to as many as possible in the

time allowed.

Reminder: If you would like to participate in an open

dialogue with the presenters from this series at a later

date, please email Pam Rainer at [email protected]

Thank you for your participation today!