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2025 | Winter Issue
Welcome to Trauma Informed Oregon Talk, our e-newsletter! Learn the latest news from Trauma Informed Oregon (TIO), read essays from the TIO community, discover trauma informed activities across the state, and start using trauma informed tools and resources we have learned about or added to our website.
Note from Mandy, Director of TIO
This was intended to be a January New Year’s newsletter, but it is actually being sent in February. Though staff had their parts completed months ago, I was behind. Then the last few months have made it hard to sit and focus on writing a bit for the newsletter. I share this because disruption seems to be both constant and unpredictable at the same time, similar to how I describe TI practices as both consistent and flexible. So the topics in this newsletter may be validating, may feel distant or trivial, or may be a helpful distraction. We continue our mission to work “in partnership with providers, individuals with lived experience, and families to promote and sustain trauma informed policies and practices across physical, mental, and behavioral health systems and to disseminate promising strategies to support wellness and resilience.”
I am deeply grateful to be able to gather with many of you over this past year and in the months to come. The amazing work so many of you are doing in and for communities gives me that polyvagal nerve glimmer ;). TIO is here to partner, support, learn from, and just hold space as we navigate these times. Connection, community, care, and dignity are words top of mind for me these days – please let us know how we can partner on any of these needed practices.
Now… the newsletter. We are focusing this one on the Essential Element: Organizational Commitment. I start by sharing a few themes from this past year, followed by fabulous blogs from TIO staff related to organizational commitment, and then a list of what we have been up to and what is upcoming.
We are grateful for you. Please let us know how we can support you.
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TIO News
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Embracing Trauma-Informed Practices in the Workplace: Organizational Commitment, an Essential Element of Trauma Informed Care
by Mandy Davis, LCSW, PhD, Director of Trauma Informed Oregon
What heals, comforts, restores you? Can your processes at work be a little more trauma informed? This blog reflects on strategies for implementing trauma informed Organizational Commitment: healing, repair, and connection in the workplace.
Read Mandy's blog »
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Community Ideas
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Stress Reducing Techniques for Work Days: The “Rock, Sway, and Cool-Ah” Technique
by Steffannie Roaché, MS LPC, Assistant Professor of Practice, Trauma Informed Oregon
No matter how chill we are, things outside of our control can happen and cause overwhelming tension and stress. But then we can leverage our parasympathetic nervous system to regain that sense of calm and balance. Here is a technique to lean on that helps us soothe ourselves.
Read Steffannie's blog »
The Personal as the New Professional
by Danielle Grondin-Villanueva, EMPA, Organizational Change Strategist, Trauma Informed Oregon
In the past, bringing your personal life to your profession was not welcomed. However, this is not necessarily the best practice for the well-being of your staff or organization. This blog shares how personal experience may enrich the workplace.
Read Danielle's blog »
Moving Beyond Tolerance to Genuine Connections in the Workplace
by Steffannie Roaché, MS LPC, Assistant Professor of Practice, Trauma Informed Oregon
Throughout history, the concept of “tolerance” was highly valued. During the crux of the Civil Rights Movement, tolerance acted as a bridge to deeper understanding among communities. However, we now understand that mere tolerance falls short of achieving true equity and justice.
Read Steffannie's blog »
From Survival to Well-Being at Work (and Maslow Too!)
by Steffannie Roaché, MS LPC, Assistant Professor of Practice, Trauma Informed Oregon
Maslow said we move through a hierarchy of needs from basic survival to higher goals like social connection, esteem, and self-actualization. How can Maslow’s hierarchy inform organizational practices to shift from surviving to thriving in the workplace?
Read Steffannie's blog »
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Tools and Resources
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The Hidden Impact of Space
by Christy da Rosa, MSW, LICSW, Research Assistant, Trauma Informed Oregon
When implementing trauma informed care in organizations, we often focus on policies and feedback, but there’s another crucial element that deserves our attention: the physical environment.
Read Christy's blog »
Re-Centering Trauma Informed Work in the New Year: Assessing Progress in Your Organization’s Journey in Implementing TIC
by Ingrid Anderson, Ed.D., Associate Professor of Practice, Trauma Informed Oregon
During this season, we often reflect on the past and look forward to the new year. It’s a time for renewal, both personally and professionally – a chance to pause, recalibrate, and align our actions with our values.
Read Ingrid's blog »
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TIO Updates
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TIO Welcomes New Team Members
Kelsey Gibbs, MSW
Kelsey (she/her) is the Training & Curriculum Program Specialist with TIO. She partners with TIO staff and community members to coordinate trainings and continues developing TIO's curriculum to reflect feedback and new information about trauma-informed approaches. She has a Masters in Social Work and has experience working in community nonprofits, school social work, and community mental health. Outside of work, she enjoys exploring Portland's food scene and watching soccer (go Thorns!).
Read more about Kelsey »
TIO Highlights from 2024
- 10 Year Anniversary!!! We launched this collaborative with a gathering in Salem in October 2014! (A reminder of a vision from the 2019 conference.)
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Some Places We Have Been in Person: Pendleton, Hillsboro, Deschutes County, Bend, Seaside, Clatsop County, Washington County, Clackamas County, New Mexico, Alaska, N. Ireland, Colorado, Hood River, Salem, Coos Bay, Corvallis, Linn County, Benton County, California, and many virtual gatherings across the state.
- Sectors/Audiences: First Responders, community colleges, universities, transportation, peer networks, health care, counties and local government, disaster management, infant/child mental health, educators, parents, youth, natural resource managers, behavioral heath centers, faith communities, prisons, criminal legal systems, administrators, policy makers, and more
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A Few Stats from 2024:
- ~ 90 trainings
- 4 Training of Trainers 4-day trainings completed
- 5 Micro-Lessons serving over 800 people
- 9 Workforce Wellness series moments
- 2 Trauma Informed and Culturally Relevant Supervision trainings
- New fidgets added to the collection
- Data report coming soon!
- Tabled at a few conferences: OCEBHA Behavioral Health and Aging Conference (UofO), JOY Conference, Oregon Suicide Prevention Conference, CPCCO Youth Summit: Substance Use Disorders and Youth System of Care
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A Few Products and Projects:
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Fun Moments:
- Hi-chew favored in-person snack
- Stickers were a win this year
- Rodeo Scene as best pipe cleaner art (IYKYK)
- One meet up with Caesar the No Drama Llama
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Events
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Register for TIO's Upcoming Events
A few event and training offerings that may be of interest in these times are below.
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Drawing and Art for Regulation – Drawing to Music, with Ingrid Anderson, Ed.D.
February 7, 2025 (Friday) @ 12:00pm – 12:30pm PT
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Somatic Moment – Trauma Informed Embodiment, with T. Aisha Edwards, LMHC
February 10, 2025 (Monday) @ 4:00pm – 5:00pm PT
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Program Stewardship: Building Well-being for Your Early Childhood Education Team, with Jennifer Baumgartner, Ph.D. and Ingrid Anderson, Ed.D.
February 10, 2025 (Monday) @ 5:00pm – 6:00pm PT
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Micro-Lesson – Implementation, with Mandy Davis, Ph.D.
February 19, 2025 (Wednesday) @ 10:00am – 11:00am PT
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Drawing and Art for Regulation – Create with Paper and Tape, with Ingrid Anderson, Ed.D.
February 21, 2025 (Friday) @ 12:00pm – 12:30pm PT
Registration Coming Soon for More Upcoming Events
Registration for this upcoming offering and others will open soon! We'll have many more events coming up in 2025. Check back on our Events Calendar, or sign up for TIO's Events email list.
Upon request, TIO can host a private “Holding Tension” Micro-Lesson for organizations. Let us know if this is of interest to your organization.
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Reminders
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Embodiment Practices for TIC
Trauma informed embodiment offers an opportunity for participants to deepen their connection with their bodies. This series of videos and reflection journal is offered by TIO in partnership with T. Aisha Edwards, LMHC and Tara Sonali Miller of Radical Rest.
Check out Embodiment Practices for TIC »
Certificate Available for Foundations of TIC Course
The Foundations of TIC course consists of eight short videos which cover the foundational topics of trauma informed care. It includes access to a 15-page workbook with thought-provoking questions to aid in the reflection and application of the information. To be eligible for the certificate of completion, learners must register for the free course and watch all videos from beginning to end.
Register for Foundations of TIC Modules »
Sign Up for Our Events Notification List
We want you to get notified when we add our new event offerings! Subscribers to TIO's Events list receive monthly-to-quarterly updates on upcoming events from TIO throughout the calendar year. (Make sure you leave the "Send me TIO's events and trainings emails" box checked when you complete the signup form.)
Sign Up for TIO's Events Email List »
Stay Connected!
We love feedback and staying connected, so be in touch if you have a request, need, or want to collaborate.
Contact TIO »
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2025, Trauma Informed Oregon
Regional Research Institute for Human Services
Portland State University
1600 SW 4th Ave. Suite 900
Portland, OR 97201
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