The idea of trauma stewardship is that we take the time to deeply reflect on our own life
experiences as well as our current environment, both personal and work, to identify where
we may not be taking care of ourselves or others effectively because of the trauma we are
bearing witness to.
We cannot be fully present with others in their pain and suffering if we are not taking care
of ourselves. We have to put our own oxygen mask on first!
I like sets of 3 so the formula we will use for this second half is 1) Awareness 2) Learning and 3) Intention. The first step in implementing effective trauma-informed care is awareness. This part is what we’ve already addressed. Awareness of the prevalence of trauma and awareness of those three main factors of predictability, connection and learning social and emotional skills. Now comes learning! This is where you look at effective strategies that can help in combating the effects of trauma for your clients, students and children.
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