Implementing Introductory Training in Trauma-Informed Care Into Mental Health Rehabilitation Services: A Mixed Methods Evaluation.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This paper describes the implementation of training in trauma-informed care (TIC) across a mental health rehabilitation service.

Method

A mixed-methods approach was applied incorporating baseline measures of staff attitudes toward TIC, quantitative description of staff training participation, and semi-structured interviews of Team Leaders' views on the implementation of TIC.

Results

Fifty-five of 123 staff responded to the Organizational Change Readiness Assessment (OCRA) survey (44.7%). Training completion varied considerably between the eight rehabilitation teams (4.8-78%). Analysis of the Team Leader interviews identified four broad themes: The need to respect the person's life journey including the risk of re-traumatization; the importance of considering

SUBMITTER: Nation L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8811218 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature