Trauma-Informed Care
Trauma-informed outpatient care is a healthcare approach that recognizes the widespread impact of trauma and understands paths for recovery. It shifts the focus from “What’s wrong with you?” to “What happened to you?”
This approach emphasizes physical, psychological, and emotional safety for both patients and providers, and aims to build a sense of control and empowerment for survivors.
Key principles of trauma-informed care include:
- Safety: Creating a safe environment for patients and staff.
- Trustworthiness and Transparency: Building trust through transparent decision-making.
- Collaboration and Mutuality: Leveling power differences to support shared decision-making.
- Empowerment: Recognizing and building on patient and staff strengths.
Some of the diagnoses that can benefit from a trauma-informed care model include but not limited to:
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Grief
- Depression
- Anxiety Disorders
- Substance Use Disorders
- Eating Disorders
- Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
- Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Chronic Pain and Fibromyalgia
- Somatization Disorders
By recognizing and addressing the underlying trauma, healthcare providers can offer more effective and compassionate care, leading to better patient outcomes and overall well-being.
What Kind of Treatment Plan is Best for Me?
We have found that patients navigating treatment on their own can take a lot of time and consume a lot of money. The process for getting help can be overwhelming. NCCR has developed a Lifestyle & Treatment Consultation service that can cut to the chase. Our goal is to offer assistance in the process of figuring out best fit and program for your mental and physical health care needs.
If you are needing us to travel to your home or office, we are willing to do that. Depending on where you are needing help and support in your life, we can be very flexible with the assessment. The Lifestyle & Treatment Consultation can be as short as 2 hours or as much as a week long intensive assessment of family or lifestyle dynamics. Due to the nature of this evaluation, we need ultimate flexibility to travel and assess which means this service is not covered by insurance companies.
Consider investing in yourself! If you have been in treatment for a long time and are needing to switch gears, just starting the therapeutic process but needing to “cut to the chase,” if you want a professional opinion on your mental/physical health treatment plan, you should consider investing in a Lifestyle & Treatment plan. You will leave the evaluation with recommendations for how best to move forward in your treatment and life!