Congratulations to Dr. Beverly Samaways from the UK on publishing her Churchill Report with learnings from her trip to the US to study trauma-informed care (TIC) and youth with developmental disabilities. She did extensive interviews with those supporting the implementation of TIC with IDD organizations including the Traumatic Stress Institute. You can download the report here.

Organizations supporting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), especially those serving children, rely heavily on interventions rooted in applied behavior analysis (ABA) to manage severe problem behavior. Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs) often play critical roles as consultants or leaders in these organizations. Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) is an increasingly common job role in IDD organizations. But a reckoning is happening in the ABA field over what many...

The Attitudes Related to Trauma-Informed Care (ARTIC) Scale is the most widely used psychometric measure of trauma-informed care currently available with over 50,000 administrations globally. It is available in paper-and-pencil form and via an automated online platform. Under the direction of the Senior Research Coordinator, this position entails supporting all aspects of the ARTIC Scale including onboarding new purchasers, delivering consultation to customers, providing ongoing customer...

Risking Connection , the landmark trauma training curriculum used since 2000 to train tens of thousand human service professions globally, has now been adapted for organizations and systems supporting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). The Traumatic Stress Institute will be offering this freestanding, 2-day virtual training for the first time, June 14-15, 2022. A central part of TSI's Whole-System Change Model to TIC , the Risking Connection IDD model can be...

Dr. Karyn Harvey, noted expert on trauma with people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) argues, “Trauma in people with IDD is the elephant in the room.” Yet, few IDD organizations train their staff about trauma, address trauma in the people they support, or recognize how re-traumatization can happen in their programs. This 60-minute webinar will discuss how TIC could strengthen your organization and how to determine your readiness to make this rewarding change.

We at the Traumatic Stress Institute have reached the halfway point of a first-of-its-kind TIC Learning Collaborative for organizations in the intellectual and developmental disability (IDD) sector. So, it seemed like a good time to share out some of our achievements, challenges, and lessons learned so far.

The Traumatic Stress Institute (TSI) of Klingberg Family Centers is seeking to hire several contracted Faculty Trainers for our Risking Connection Trauma Training as adapted for organizations serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). In 2020, TSI, an international leader in the trauma-informed care (TIC) movement, made a decision to offer our training and consultation services in the IDD sector. In 2021, we launched the first-of-its-kind Pilot TIC Learning...

If there was ever any doubt that the intellectual and developmental disability (IDD) field is recognizing the critical importance of trauma, three brand new articles in the academic literature published in 2021 have put that to rest. They are all scoping reviews which summarize the professional literature on a particular topic and attempt to synthesize the current state of knowledge. It was rather stunning that, in the same year that these articles were published, the Traumatic Stress...

The Traumatic Stress Institute (TSI) is excited to announce the four agencies participating in the first-of-its-kind Pilot Trauma-Informed Care Learning Collaborative for Organizations Serving Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD). The Pilot Learning Collaborative is a 16-month initiative where organizations will work intensively together to implement TSI’s Whole-System Change Model with the goal of transforming their organizational cultures to ones that are...

The Traumatic Stress Institute (TSI) , a leading organization in the trauma-informed care movement, is expanding its staff and hiring two new positions . Program Coordinator . This position entails managing a portfolio of client agencies implementing TSI's Whole System Change Model to Trauma-Informed Care . The person in this role does sales, contracting, training, consultation, and coaching with client agencies. Operations Support Specialist. This position entails supporting all operations...

In Spring 2021, the Traumatic Stress Institute will convene a 12- to 16-month Pilot Learning Collaborative for organizations serving individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) that are interested in implementing trauma-informed care (TIC). TSI is uniquely positioned to convene this Learning Collaborative having helped more than 70 organizations across North America embed TIC into the fabric of their organizations. For detailed information about the Learning...

The Traumatic Stress Institute (TSI) , a leader in supporting organizational transformation to trauma-informed care (TIC), is excited to announce a 12- to 16-month Pilot Learning Collaborative for I/DD organizations interested in implementing trauma-informed care. The Learning Collaborative will begin in Spring 2021. One study found that, compared to children without disabilities, children with moderate to severe I/DD were 2.9 time more likely to be emotionally abuse, 3.4 times more likely...

Greetings Trauma-Informed Care/ACE Science Colleagues and Friends, We hope that you, your families, your staff, and your clients remain well. We are all under significantly increased stress in this time of the COVID-19 virus changing our lives. We have many things to attend to, from the practical to the personal to the emotional. Our organizations are confronting immediate and longer term challenges from closed programs, potential layoffs, and financial uncertainty. Where does...

This 3-Part series was created to support schools and organizations in planning and implementing effective program evaluation for trauma-informed care (TIC) interventions. Enjoy these excerpts from Part 3 . CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD ALL OF PART 3 AND THE WHOLE SERIES FOR FREE Part 3: The Basics of Trauma-Informed Care Program Evaluation ________________________________________ The Measuring Trauma-Informed Care Series was created by the Traumatic Stress Institute (TSI) , a global leader in TIC...

This 3-Part series was created to support schools and organizations in planning and implementing effective program evaluation for trauma-informed care (TIC) interventions. Enjoy these excerpts from Part 2 . CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD ALL OF PART 2 AND THE WHOLE SERIES FOR FREE Part 2: How to Measure Trauma-Informed Care ________________________________________ The Measuring Trauma-Informed Care Series was created by the Traumatic Stress Institute (TSI) , a global leader in TIC implementation and...

This 3-Part series was created to support schools and organizations in planning and implementing effective program evaluation for trauma-informed care (TIC) interventions. Enjoy these excerpts from Part 1 . CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD ALL OF PART 1 AND THE WHOLE SERIES FOR FREE. Part 1: What is Trauma-Informed Care and Why Measure It? ________________________________________ The Measuring Trauma-Informed Care Series was created by the Traumatic Stress Institute (TSI) , a global leader in TIC...

Measuring Trauma-Informed Care: Overview of Series Federal, state, and local governing bodies are increasingly mandating trauma-informed care (TIC), requiring organizations, schools, and service systems to demonstrate they are advancing TIC in their settings. Yet, organizations and schools have little guidance about how to do so. For example, the Family First Services Prevention Act requires Qualified Residential Training Programs (QRTPs) to demonstrate effective use of a TIC framework, but...

More and more, public and private funders are developing grant lines to fund trauma-informed care (TIC). Requests for proposals (RFPs) are popping up all over the place. This is an exciting time in the field with opportunities to innovation and creativity. Of course, any strong grant application includes program evaluation where you lay out how you plan to rigorously evaluate the intervention you are proposing. Funders want to ensure that the TIC intervention they are supporting is informed...

The October 3rd ACES Connection daily summary featured a recent brief about tools to measure trauma-informed care (TIC). The article highlight the Attitudes Related to Trauma-Informed Care (ARTIC) Scale as a promising tool for measuring TIC. The ARTIC Scale, previously only available in paper-and-pencil form, is now available on a fully automated online platform . As more governing bodies are mandating trauma-informed services, organizations and service systems are scrambling for tools to...

A recording of the June 12th webinar "Measuring Trauma-Informed Care Using the ARTIC Scale" is now available at the Traumatic Stress Institute website. Registration for the June 12th webinar and the upcoming one in July both filled to capacity. We will likely offer it again in the Fall. But, it you want the information immediately, please view the recording. The Attitudes Related to Trauma-Informed Care (ARTIC) Scale is a widely-used psychometrically valid measure of professional attitudes...

The research team of the Traumatic Stress Institute (TSI) of Klingberg Family Centers was honored to participate in SAMHSA’s recent national technical experts meeting titled Developing a Measurement Strategy and Metrics for Trauma-Informed Change in Behavioral and Health Settings. Dr. Steve Brown and Pat Wilcox from TSI and Dr. Courtney Baker from Tulane University attended the meeting. The gathering brought together experts and funders from across the US who are implementing and evaluating...

The Attitudes Related to Trauma-Informed Care (ARTIC) Scale is one of the first psychometrically valid measure of TIC published in the peer reviewed literature. It was developed collaboratively by the Traumatic Stress Institute of Klingberg Family Centers and Dr. Courtney Baker at Tulane University. The ARTIC Scale measures service providers' attitudes favorable or unfavorable toward TIC. It is based on the premise that staff attitudes are an important driver of staff behavior -- and the...

The Attitudes Related to Trauma-Informed Care (ARTIC) Scale is the first psychometrically valid measure of TIC published in the peer reviewed literature. It was developed collaboratively by the Traumatic Stress Institute of Klingberg Family Centers and Dr. Courtney Baker at Tulane University. Join a FREE webinar about the ARTIC on April 12th or May 2nd. The ARTIC measures professional and para-professional attitudes favorable or unfavorable toward TIC. It is based on the premise that staff...

The Attitudes Related to Trauma-Informed (ARTIC) Scale is the first psychometrically valid measure of TIC published in the peer reviewed literature. It measures service providers’ attitudes favorable or unfavorable toward TIC. Get more information and join a FREE webinar about the ARTIC.

Many, many organizations claim to be trauma-informed. The field has grown so much that it has gone from groundbreaking to a buzzword. All of us sense that something very important shifts from trauma-informed care implementation. But, how do we know if...

Dear ACEs Colleagues,   The ACE Study helped launch the movement for trauma-informed care. However, at this time, there are  NO reliable and valid measures of trauma-informed care. We are working on an instrument to measure staff beliefs...