Understanding Trauma Informed Care, Resiliency, and Your Health-Video: Understanding Trauma Informed Care, Resiliency, and Your Health

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In this webinar, Ashley Ferenz, trauma program manager at Nebraska Medicine, presents on trauma-informed care, resiliency, and health. She emphasizes the importance of recognizing trauma beyond physical injury to include witnessing or experiencing events posing real or perceived threats that overwhelm coping abilities and have lasting effects on well-being. Ashley highlights the impact of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) on lifelong health, noting how higher ACE scores correlate with increased risks of chronic illness, mental health disorders, and early death. Using brain science, she explains how trauma affects emotional and cognitive functions, often triggering fight, flight, or freeze responses which can complicate patient care. Trauma-informed care shifts the focus from "what's wrong with you?" to "what happened to you?" promoting safety, trust, collaboration, and empowerment in healthcare settings. Ashley also underscores the significance of addressing assumptions and biases in providers to foster better patient relationships. The webinar stresses the trauma healthcare workers encounter vicariously and advocates for self-care, resilience, and organizational support to prevent burnout. By integrating trauma-informed principles, healthcare providers can better support patients and colleagues, improving outcomes and workplace culture. The session concludes with practical strategies for application and an emphasis on compassion and shared humanity in care.

Keywords

trauma-informed care

resiliency

health

adverse childhood experiences

brain science

fight flight freeze response

patient care

healthcare provider biases

self-care and burnout prevention