Assess

Throughout the process of TIC implementation, organizations will be taking note of what they’ve done and what changed as a result. TIC will look different in each setting, so the outcomes used to monitor progress need to reflect the work and priorities for each organization. Assessment can seem like something you do at the end of the project, but it’s most effective when built into each phase. This provides the organization real time information about the difference TIC makes as well as areas for needed course correction.

Bring the Road Map to life with the following agency examples. Since 2015 three agencies have partnered with Trauma Informed Oregon to implement trauma informed care:

• In the fall of 2015 Trauma Informed Oregon invited Clackamas Behavioral Health Centers (CBHC) to serve as a demonstration project for the implementation of trauma informed care. Read the Final Report to see what they did, and be sure to check out their Trauma Informed Care Initiative Timeline.
• La Pine Community Health Center in Central Oregon began working with Trauma Informed Oregon in 2015 as another demonstration site. Read the progress reportto learn how they are implementing trauma informed care in a rural community healthcare setting.
• In early 2016 the Department of Family Medicine at the Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) formed a partnership with Trauma Informed Oregon to initiate an implementation project for trauma informed care at the Richmond Clinic. Read the Final Report to see how they implemented trauma informed care through a shift in the organization’s culture, policies, practices, and procedures.