Trauma-Informed Care Principles Quiz

Which organisation outlines the six key principles of Trauma-Informed Care?

• World Health Organization (WHO)

• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

• National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Which of the following is NOT a component of the principle of Safety in Trauma-Informed Care?

• Prioritising physical and emotional safety for clients and staff

• Creating a welcoming and respectful environment

• Encouraging competition among clients

• Establishing clear boundaries and predictable routines

Explain how the principle of Trustworthiness and Transparency can be implemented in a trauma-informed care setting.

• By making decisions secretly and limiting communication

• By ensuring clear communication, honesty, and consistency in actions

• By focusing only on outcomes and ignoring process

• By rotating staff frequently to avoid bias

Which principle of Trauma-Informed Care emphasises the importance of individuals with lived experience of trauma supporting others?

• Empowerment, Voice and Choice

• Peer Support

• Collaboration and Mutuality

• Trustworthiness and Transparency

A service provider wants to reduce power imbalances and ensure that every person’s experience is valued. Which principle of Trauma-Informed Care are they applying, and why is this important for trauma recovery?

• Safety; because it prevents physical harm

• Collaboration and Mutuality; because it fosters partnership and values each person’s experience

• Peer Support; because it encourages validation

• Empowerment, Voice and Choice; because it supports decision-making

Which of the following best describes a strengths-based approach?

• Focusing on skills and resilience, not deficits.

• Emphasising weaknesses and limitations.

• Ignoring individual capabilities.

• Prioritising deficits over strengths.

What is the primary goal of promoting culturally responsive, inclusive practice in services?

• To reinforce cultural stereotypes.

• To exclude marginalised groups.

• To ensure services are inclusive and responsive to all cultures.

• To focus only on the majority culture.

Why is it important for staff to identify and avoid triggering situations for clients?

• To increase the likelihood of retraumatisation.

• To ensure clients are re-traumatised.

• To prevent retraumatisation and support client well-being.

• To ignore client needs.

How does the question “What happened to you?” differ from “What’s wrong with you?” in trauma-informed care?

• It blames the client for their behaviour.

• It shifts focus from blaming behaviours to understanding the impact of trauma.

• It ignores the client’s experiences.

• It focuses only on current symptoms.

A service wants to address historical trauma experienced by marginalised groups. Which strategy should they prioritise?

• Ignoring past events and focusing only on the present.

• Recognising and responding to historical trauma.

• Reinforcing stereotypes.

• Limiting services to non-marginalised groups.