2024 Introduction to Trauma-Informed Care (TIC) for Healthcare Providers
Thursday, October 17, 2024 12:00 - 1:30 PM Eastern Time
Hosted by the AOSW Radiation Therapy SIG, this webinar is open to AOSW members only and will not be available as a recording. Registration for this webinar will be limited to 75 registrants.
Session Description:
Trauma-informed care (TIC) provides a framework for healthcare providers to engage in care that recognizes the impact of trauma on patients and how trauma may impact their ability to participate in medical care that feels safe and not (re)traumatizing. Providing TIC to patients and their families is essential to improving quality of care and quality of life. TIC encourages safety, trustworthiness & transparency, peer support, collaboration & mutuality, empowerment, voice & choice and recognition of cultural, historical & gender issues (CDC, 2020). It shifts the focus of our work from “what’s wrong with you’ to ‘what happened to you.’(Barry & Gundacker, 2023, Winfrey and Perry, 2021). By understanding the complete picture of our patients and their lived experiences, we can provide patient-centered, collaborative care.
In this interactive training, attendees will learn about basics of trauma, adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), trauma responses, and principles of trauma-informed care and sensitive practice techniques. There will be opportunity for case discussion and experiential learning.
Participants complete a pre and post training survey* to measure their knowledge and opinions of TIC, competence in providing TIC, barriers to TIC and interventions to TIC. This project has been approved by the University of Pennsylvania IRB.
*Upon registration, participants will receive a confirmation email which includes the pre- training survey. Please complete this survey prior to attending the webinar.
Speakers:
Christina Bach, MBE, MSW, LCSW, OSW-C, FAOSW is an advance practice clinical oncology social worker, bioethicist and educator. Christina has completed Sensitive Practice Training for Cancer Care Professionals (Mt. Sinai/Icahn School of Medicine), post-Masters certificates in Trauma (Bryn Mawr Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research), Plain Language Communication for Healthcare Professionals (Michener Institute of Education at UHN, Toronto, Canada) and End of life Care (Smith College School for Social Work).
Christina also has training in clinical mediation through Penn’s Bioethics Department/School of Medicine. Christina is the Psychosocial Content Editor and content creator at OncoLink.org (Penn Medicine), a Financial Specialist (Cancer Support Community Helpline) and Field Liaison at the Bryn Mawr Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research.
Courtney Misher, MPH, BS, RT(T) is an advance practice radiation therapist, content creator and the Global Education Coordinator for OncoLink.org(Penn Medicine). Courtney has completed Sensitive Practice Training for Cancer Care Professionals (Mt. Sinai/Icahn School of Medicine), Plain Language for Healthcare Professionals Training (Michener Institute of Education at UHN, Toronto, Canada), and presented at the ASRT conference (2023) on the implementation of TIC training for radiation therapists at Penn Medicine.
Learning Objectives
After attending the session, participants will be able to
CE credits: 1.5, which will be available for $25.
Click here to view Continuing Education information.
Category: Clinical/General
Educational Level: Intermediate
Session Description:
Trauma-informed care (TIC) provides a framework for healthcare providers to engage in care that recognizes the impact of trauma on patients and how trauma may impact their ability to participate in medical care that feels safe and not (re)traumatizing. Providing TIC to patients and their families is essential to improving quality of care and quality of life. TIC encourages safety, trustworthiness & transparency, peer support, collaboration & mutuality, empowerment, voice & choice and recognition of cultural, historical & gender issues (CDC, 2020). It shifts the focus of our work from “what’s wrong with you’ to ‘what happened to you.’(Barry & Gundacker, 2023, Winfrey and Perry, 2021). By understanding the complete picture of our patients and their lived experiences, we can provide patient-centered, collaborative care.
In this interactive training, attendees will learn about basics of trauma, adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), trauma responses, and principles of trauma-informed care and sensitive practice techniques. There will be opportunity for case discussion and experiential learning.
Participants complete a pre and post training survey* to measure their knowledge and opinions of TIC, competence in providing TIC, barriers to TIC and interventions to TIC. This project has been approved by the University of Pennsylvania IRB.
*Upon registration, participants will receive a confirmation email which includes the pre- training survey. Please complete this survey prior to attending the webinar.
Speakers:
Christina Bach, MBE, MSW, LCSW, OSW-C, FAOSW is an advance practice clinical oncology social worker, bioethicist and educator. Christina has completed Sensitive Practice Training for Cancer Care Professionals (Mt. Sinai/Icahn School of Medicine), post-Masters certificates in Trauma (Bryn Mawr Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research), Plain Language Communication for Healthcare Professionals (Michener Institute of Education at UHN, Toronto, Canada) and End of life Care (Smith College School for Social Work).Christina also has training in clinical mediation through Penn’s Bioethics Department/School of Medicine. Christina is the Psychosocial Content Editor and content creator at OncoLink.org (Penn Medicine), a Financial Specialist (Cancer Support Community Helpline) and Field Liaison at the Bryn Mawr Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research.
Courtney Misher, MPH, BS, RT(T) is an advance practice radiation therapist, content creator and the Global Education Coordinator for OncoLink.org(Penn Medicine). Courtney has completed Sensitive Practice Training for Cancer Care Professionals (Mt. Sinai/Icahn School of Medicine), Plain Language for Healthcare Professionals Training (Michener Institute of Education at UHN, Toronto, Canada), and presented at the ASRT conference (2023) on the implementation of TIC training for radiation therapists at Penn Medicine.
Learning Objectives
After attending the session, participants will be able to
- Synthesize a knowledge about trauma experiences and how they impact access to care and quality of life.
- Use a trauma-informed lens to understand the unique position of HCPs across disciplines and roles to provide support for patients.
- Validate patient experience and its impact on access and use of health care services.
- Advocate for screening of all patients for trauma and anxiety history that may impact care.
- Identify barriers to care brought about by trauma history.
- Foster interdisciplinary care and collaboration.
- Discover ways to implement techniques and strategies to manage trauma related anxiety in clinical settings.
CE credits: 1.5, which will be available for $25.
Click here to view Continuing Education information.
Category: Clinical/General
Educational Level: Intermediate