Trauma Informed Ethics: Is It in YOU?

You have read the viewpoints from Steve and Wanda, and reviewed the reading material now lets hear from YOU. The following questions are designed to spark feedback and input.

Task and Purpose of Trauma Informed Ethics Standards

What is the need for trauma informed ethics?
How do we define the scope and purpose of trauma informed ethics?
What will be the intent?
What values and principles need to be incorporated in the development of these ethics?
What is the relationship of trauma informed ethics to human rights, recovery, systems change and the integration of trauma informed approach across systems?
How do any of these intersect and do they intersect with other values of recovery and wellness?

Describe the Audience

Who is trauma informed ethics for?
How will ethics be used by diverse audience and practice settings?
What ethical values are important to persons who find comfort with self-injury?
What is the threshold for infringing upon civil rights protections?

Keys to Creating Systems Change

What things do we need to create trauma informed ethics?
What stakeholders do we need involved in the process?
How will input be integrated in the process?
Who should take responsibility for updating and sustaining trauma informed ethics; how often should the ethics be revised?
How do we incorporate trauma informed ethics into health and human service systems?

Building Stakeholder Buy-In

How do we create trauma informed ethics that can be applied in any practice or service setting?
How do we vet the trauma informed ethics across systems?
What venues would be good opportunities to engage communities in focus group or other community forums on the topic?

Describe Next Steps

Where should we begin?
What are our Next Steps?
What should a road map look like?

Steve Harrington, Executive Director of the National Association of Peer Specialist, and Commander Wanda Finch, Public Health Advisor with NCTIC, are available for dialogue and answering questions from the field. You input is valuable to us so don't be shy with your opinions and honest feedback.
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