Trauma Informed Care
Steven Davidson, LCSW, CSTwww.nashvillepsychotherapy.com
Objectives
Define trauma (including examples)Learn how trauma influences the human brainLearn how trauma influences behavior Discover the correlation between trauma andaddictionIdentify common interventions for treatingtrauma
Defining Trauma
“any event that has a lasting negative effect”
(Shapiro & Forest, 2004)
“an emotional shock with a lasting effect”
(Allen, 2005)something happened, it is experienced asemotionally disturbing, it continues to havenegative consequences for the individual longafter the event is over