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Technical Assistance and Training

Understanding that a wide range of programs and systems need to integrate trauma-informed practices, NCTIC provides technical assistance to help these programs and services take this critical and revolutionary step forward. This is accomplished through focused consultation and training.

Technical assistance provides support to systems and programs that are committed to trauma-informed transformation, where the benefit of support by NCTIC’s expert consultants is helpful in accomplishing that goal. NCTIC also provides targeted trauma training around particular victim populations and specific issues in an effort to deepen and broaden the large number of people affected by trauma and the need for and benefit from trauma-informed programs and services.

Programs and systems that benefit from NCTIC’s services include mental health, substance abuse, criminal justice, victim assistance, peer support, education, primary care, domestic violence, child welfare, and others. Some of the actions that programs, agencies, or institutions can take to begin the transformation to a trauma-informed environment include:

• Commit to a TIC Organizational Mission and Dedicate Resources to Support It
• Conduct Universal Screening for Trauma for All Consumers and Survivors
• Incorporate Values and Approaches Focused on Safety and Prevention for Consumers, Survivors, and Staff
• Create Strength-Based Environments and Practices that Allow for Consumer and Survivor Empowerment
• Provide Ongoing TIC Staff Training and Education
• Improve and Target Staff Hiring Practices for TIC
• Update Policies and Procedures to Reflect New TIC Mission

With a better collective understanding of trauma, more survivors and consumers will find their path to healing and wellness. And with a greater public commitment to trauma-informed programs and systems for survivors, we lessen and prevent a wide range of health, behavioral health, and social problems for generations to come.

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