Honors Program
University Honors
Date of Award
5-2019
Thesis Professor(s)
Andrea D. Clements
Thesis Professor Department
Psychology
Thesis Reader(s)
Julia C. Dodd
Abstract
Trauma has been found to be highly prevalent and associated with many negative health and social outcomes (i.e., heart disease, higher suicide risk, high-risk behaviors) in the general population. Despite these associations, trauma detection is relatively rare in service-providing organizations. Trauma-informed care (TIC) is a proposed solution that encourages trauma detection, understanding the symptoms associated with trauma, and treating trauma while actively avoiding re-traumatization to the service user. Although research about TIC efficacy has been fairly limited, there are some promising potential benefits of the practice to the client, provider, and the population as a whole. For this study, we looked at service providers’ reported familiarity with TIC and implementation of TIC in their organization across seven timepoints. We found familiarity increased more than implementation, and we discuss potential reasons that may cause this discrepancy.
Publisher
East Tennessee State University
Document Type
Honors Thesis - Open Access
Creative Commons License
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Recommended Citation
Bishop, Kaelyn E.; Clements, Andrea D.; and Hoots, Valerie, "Trauma-Informed Care: Implementation Efforts in Northeast Tennessee" (2019). Undergraduate Honors Theses. Paper 483. https://dc.etsu.edu/honors/483
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