The School of Social Work’s Institute on Trauma and Trauma-Informed Care (ITTIC) and the Niagara Falls City School District are working together to build a new kind of champion. The Niagara Falls High ...

These days, “trauma” seems epidemic. A group of Columbia Law School students felt the “traumatic effects” of the Michael Brown grand jury decision so keenly, they argued, that they needed their finals ...

Ellen Fink-Samnick, MSW, ACSW, LCSW, CCM, CRP, DBH(s), of EFS Supervision Strategies, LLC., discusses key vicarious trauma concepts, how to assess it in the workplace, and strategies and available ...

Ruth Oshikanlu outlines the concept of trauma-responsive leadership and why she thinks it is important for nurse and midwife ...

Clients are often surprised when I tell them that we won’t be actively working to bring their trauma history to the surface in therapy. It’s not that we wouldn’t ever want to do that—when the time is ...

Some parts of the United States acknowledge three levels of trauma centers, while others acknowledge five levels. Level 1 trauma is for the most serious injuries, where trauma is often large and ...

We are at a critical, slippery turning point in mental healthcare: ‘trauma-informed care’ has become a popular buzzword in service delivery, but there is also a great deal of uncertainty as to what it ...

I was recently asked to evaluate a skilled nursing resident who, in his short time at the facility, was presenting a confusing picture to staff. They perceived the resident’s presentation as ...