Katie Kurtz: Trauma Informed Care for All Spaces
In this week’s episode, I was so happy to talk with Katie Kurtz about trauma-informed care. During this talk, we emphasize that being trauma-informed requires not just knowledge, but also active practice and integration of skills. We go into:
Katie's working definitions of trauma and trauma informed care
The difference between trauma awareness, trauma-informed care, and being trauma-responsive
Why we DON’T use the term “safe space”
And we look at the myth that trauma-informed care is a clinical approach reserved only for clinicians to use.
…and so much more!
Listeners can expect to gain a deeper understanding of trauma and the knowing that having your own lived experience is enough to be trauma-informed.
About Katie:
Katie Kurtz, MSW LISW-S (she/her) is a subject matter expert on trauma-informed care and its application across multi-disciplinary industries. Using the Trauma Competency Framework™, Katie trains and mentors leaders of all kinds of ways to make trauma-informed care inclusive and adoptable for all professions. Katie is the author of the Contain Card Deck©, a reflective tool to hold space for yourself and others.
Website: Katie-Kurtz.com
Instagram: @_katiekurtz
You can also watch this episode on YouTube.
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