City-Wide Trauma Awareness, Sensitivity and Healing Through Relationships
Contents Foreword . ..................................................................................................................................................... 1 Ann Doherty, CE Cork Council................................................................................................................1 Foreword Lord Mayor ................................................................................................................................ 2 Lord Mayor Cllr Deirdre Forde.................................................................................................................2 Executive Summary . .................................................................................................................................. 3 Sandra Cogan Williamson, Chair Cork Trauma- Sensitive City...........................................................3 Cork Trauma Sensitive City Steering Group Members 2019 to Present..............................................6 Section 1 ....................................................................................................................................................... 7 1.1 Vision: Growing Cork as a Trauma-Sensitive City..........................................................................7 1.2 Mission: to promote city-wide trauma awareness, sensitivity, and healing through relationships.............................................................................................................7 1.3 Values and Principals of becoming Trauma- Sensitive.....................................................................7 1.4 What is a Trauma-Sensitive Approach?..............................................................................................7 Section 2 ..................................................................................................................................................... 10 2.1 Introduction.........................................................................................................................................10 2.2 Definition of Trauma and Trauma-sensitive Practice.....................................................................11 2.3 Adverse Childhood Experiences.......................................................................................................12 2.4 The one good adult/ The key person.................................................................................................12 2.4.1 What difference does One Good Adult make?.............................................................................13 2.5 Types of Stress Response: Positive, Tolerable and Toxic Stress......................................................13 2.6 A City focused on partnership, prevention and upskilling............................................................14 2.7 Strategic Goals......................................................................................................................................15 2.8 Steering Committee.............................................................................................................................15 2.9 Training & Workforce development:................................................................................................16 2.9.1 Training – Dr Karen Treisman........................................................................................................16 2.9.2 Trauma Responsive Schools Pilot Programme:............................................................................18 2.9.3 Munster Technological University Trauma Awareness Training:..............................................18 Section 3 ..................................................................................................................................................... 19 3.1 Systems development.........................................................................................................................19 3.1.1 Tier 1: General Awareness...............................................................................................................19 3.1.2 Tier 2: Trauma Champions.............................................................................................................20 3.1.3 Tier 3: Strategic Planning and Organisational change using a Trauma lens............................20 3. 2 Pledge/Memorandum of Understanding MOU.............................................................................21 Section 4 ..................................................................................................................................................... 22 4.1 Research/Evaluation............................................................................................................................22 Phase 1: -Review of extant literature in the field, globally and in Ireland. – 2019-2022..................24 Phase 2: - Research design based on the findings of Phase 1 – 2021-2022........................................24 Phase 3 – Implementation -2022-2025...................................................................................................24 Phase 4 – Evaluation of Bespoke Cork City Trauma Lens/Model/ Framework – 2025...................24 Section 5 ..................................................................................................................................................... 25 5.1 Conclusion............................................................................................................................................25 References: . ................................................................................................................................................ 26 Appendix 1 ................................................................................................................................................. 29 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ........................................................................................ 30 Pledge to become a trauma-sensitive Organisation .......................................................................... 31
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