Research a service which provides trauma informed care with a mental health focus. This maybe a local service to where you live, where you or someone you know works, or a service whose work you are interested in.

Question 1:

a) Research a service which provides trauma informed care with a mental health focus. This maybe a local service to where you live, where you or someone you know works, or a service whose work you are interested in. Provide a brief description of the service, target group they focus on, and a summary of how the service implements services and trauma informed care.

b) Using the same service, from each of the 3 categories below, identify 2 topics and discuss briefly how the service considers them

Category 1: Legal and ethical

a. codes of practice

b. discrimination

c. dignity of risk

d. duty of care

e. human rights

f. mandatory reporting

g. practice standards

h. privacy, confidentiality, and disclosure

i. policy frameworks

j. records management

k. rights and responsibilities of workers, employers and individuals accessing the service

l. specific mental health legislation and its impact on individual workers

m. work role boundaries – responsibilities and limitations

n. work health and safety

Category 2: Values and principles

o. recovery

p. recovery oriented practice

q. health promotion and prevention

r. holistic approach

s. empowerment/disempowerment

t. access and equity

u. early intervention

v. rights

w. social justice and inclusion

x. citizenship

Category 3: Roles and importance of different components of the support network

y. peer support

z. family, friends, and carers

aa. social media / online groups