TIO News

Trauma Informed Oregon Updates for Fall 2023

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From Mandy Davis, LCSW, PhD, Director, Trauma Informed Oregon* It is Fall, and I am excited to share about what TIO has been up to and what is coming. Our Fall newsletter is focused on feedback, an Essential Element of Trauma Informed Care. I’ll begin with some thoughts on feedback, Trauma Informed Oregon Updates for Fall 2023

A Personal Message to the TIO Community

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From Dalia Avello-Vega, Psy.M., MA, MRes, IMH-E, Lecturer | Curriculum and Instruction for the College of Education at Portland State University One of my favorite things to do is to teach primary age children about the nervous system and stress. During these presentations they typically laugh, frown, look a bit A Personal Message to the TIO Community

Nourishing the Network 2.0 Trauma Informed Care 2023

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We’ve heard the call! Trauma Informed Oregon’s network of supporters, champions, trainers, and community partners have requested that TIO continue to provide a place for gathering, learning & celebration! In line with Trauma Informed Care, we honor that relationships serve as 1) a buffer to the ongoing stressors of life Nourishing the Network 2.0 Trauma Informed Care 2023

Opening 2023 with a Focus on Climate and Culture, an Essential Element of Trauma Informed Care

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From Mandy Davis, LCSW, PhD, Director, Trauma Informed Oregon It is 2023 and I hope this year provides the right amount of reflection, laugher, silence, connection, and joy as needed. I am focusing this newsletter on the Essential Element of Climate and Culture. When we envisioned the Four Essential Elements, Opening 2023 with a Focus on Climate and Culture, an Essential Element of Trauma Informed Care

A Funny Thing Happened… Climate and Resilience

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From Mandy Davis, LCSW, PhD, Director, Trauma Informed Oregon A funny thing happened on the way to writing this blog. The theme this quarter was to be Climate and Culture, one of the Four Essential Elements that focuses on how organizations build a climate and culture that embodies trauma informed A Funny Thing Happened… Climate and Resilience

What’s in a Name: Resilience

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From Christy da Rosa, MSW, LICSW, Research Assistant, Trauma Informed Oregon This month marks my first-year anniversary working with the Disaster Resilience Learning Collaborative (DRLC). The DRLC is a pilot program created in partnership with Oregon Health Authority (OHA) and United Way of Columbia-Willamette. It was inspired by and directly What’s in a Name: Resilience

Education and Training: The First Essential Element of Trauma-Informed Care

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From Mandy Davis, LCSW, PhD, Director, Trauma Informed Oregon In December I wrote about the 4 Essential Elements of trauma informed organizations or systems. The next several newsletters will cover a specific Essential Element, beginning with this newsletter’s focus on Education and Training. The ways in which all staff are Education and Training: The First Essential Element of Trauma-Informed Care

Emphasizing Resilience in TIC Trainings

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From Danielle Grondin, Special Projects, Trauma Informed Oregon Updating Core Content from a Peer Perspective As a person with lived experience with trauma, some training that has been offered under the wider umbrella of trauma informed care (TIC) can sometimes leave me with mixed feelings of hopelessness, frustration, or concern. Emphasizing Resilience in TIC Trainings

Connecting and Relating

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From Mandy Davis, LCSW, PhD, Director, Trauma Informed Oregon It is 2022! Our newsletter theme – connecting and relating – was inspired by the survey TIO sent out in the Fall asking for your ideas for evolving trauma informed practices and how TIO could support your work. Three themes emerged Connecting and Relating

Nourishing Oregon’s TIC Network

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From Ana Hristić, MA, LCSW, Special Projects, Trauma Informed Oregon We’ve heard the call! TIO’s network of supporters, champions, trainers, and community partners have requested that TIO continue to provide a place for gathering, learning and celebration! In line with TIC, we honor that relationships serve as 1) a buffer Nourishing Oregon’s TIC Network