Trauma- informed Systemic Practice

What does it mean to address trauma “systemically?” DESCRIBE three elements that should be part of a systems approach to trauma-informed practice.

References:

Atkinson, E. (2016). Sexual trauma: Rape in the gray zone. The Catalyst. Retrieved from

Lohrasbe, R. S. and P. Ogden (2017). Somatic resources: Sensorimotor psychotherapy approach to stabilising arousal in child and family treatment. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy 38(4): 573-581. Retrieved from Ebscohost multisearch.

Skinner, L., & McLean, L. (2017). The conversational model and child and family counselling: Treating chronic complex trauma in a systemic framework. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy, 38(2), 211-220. doi:10.1002/anzf.1214 Retrieved from Ebscohost multisearch.

This article is an important cultural companion to the article and discussion on rape scripts that has physiological implications (as we discussed in Module 1, Discussion 2):

Porges, S. W., & Peper, E. (2015). When Not Saying NO Does Not Mean Yes: Psychophysiological Factors Involved in Date Rape. Biofeedback, 43(1), 45-48. doi:10.5298/1081-5937-43.1.01 Retrieved from