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Reply to "Community Trauma -- assessment tools and intervention models?"

Al Henning posted:

For MSW students, look at the Recovery to Practice Curriculum funded by SAMHSA. https://www.samhsa.gov/recovery-to-practice. though this talks more about mental health recovery, it's about the same thing as trauma management.

Also, for general community impact, look at the Mind UK's Community Resilience Report. They say to help organizations develop "Wellbeing Impact Assessments." https://www.mind.org.uk/media/...ient_communities.pdf

The standard US approach or "Resilience Cookbook" approach  is to preach about trauma, form committees, try to pass laws, and to give people one on one training on handling trauma. The UK approach is to help organizations build capacity to actually impact wellbeing. Much better in my opinion. 

Your observation about US approach is one I too have noted and have been frustrated with the "cookbook".  I too believe a systemic approach to implementing change is most beneficial.  For one thing, in order for meaningful change to occur, you need a critical mass of knowledgeable people who believe, speak and understand the solutions and the language and ideas that go with them.  To use the "early adopter" model of training may be "organic", but it is not effective.  May have worked for some things that are non-critical, but definitely does not work for well-being issues.  I agree with you building capacity and rolling out training to everyone as you describe is the most practical and effective.  Thanks for your post.

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