Trauma-Informed Self-Care for Child and Youth Care Workers

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  • Vaughan Bowie University of Western Sydney

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5195/jcycw.2015.78

Abstract

This article presents a framework for understanding, developing, and applying a trauma-informed approach to staff, team, and organizational self-care in youth serving organizations. The article draws on current research in the areas of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE), Trauma-Informed Care (TIC), Trauma Stewardship, resilience, and The Sanctuary Model. This approach will help child and youth care workers to develop a long lasting, effective trauma-informed self, team, and organizational care plan. The first article focuses on worker trauma-informed self-care, and the second on team and organizational approaches.

Since there are limits as to what can be comprehensively covered in a short article, I will supply an extensive list of key references and resources relevant to self, team, and organizational care. Many of these are directly downloadable from the Internet. Thus, I do not attempt to answer all the issues but encourage readers to explore the various resources and ideas and apply them where relevant to the readers, their team, and organizations.

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Published

2020-11-17

How to Cite

Bowie, V. (2020). Trauma-Informed Self-Care for Child and Youth Care Workers. Journal of Child and Youth Care Work, 25, 157–175. https://doi.org/10.5195/jcycw.2015.78

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Research and Practice Articles

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