Understanding the Conceptualization and Operationalization of Trauma-Informed Care Within and Across Systems: A Critical Interpretive Synthesis.

ABSTRACT: Policy Points In order to achieve successful operationalization of trauma-informed care (TIC), TIC policies must include conceptual clarity regarding the definition of both trauma and TIC. Furthermore, TIC requires clear and cohesive policies that address operational factors such as clearly delineated roles of service providers, protocol for positive trauma screens, necessary financial infrastructure, and mechanisms of intersectoral collaboration. Additionally, policy procedures need to be considered for how TIC is provided at the program and service level as well as what TIC means at the organizational, system, and intersectoral level.

Context

Increased recognition of the epidemiology of trauma and its impact on individuals within and across human service delivery systems has contr

SUBMITTER: Bargeman M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9576242 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature