Reply to "Different term in place of trauma-informed"

Arnd Herz, MDMember

I too have had concerns about the term "Trauma-Informed". Mostly because it can feel stigmatizing for individuals as "traumatized/damaged", or even for organizations who become seen as needing to become "Trauma-informed" because they take care of "those groups of people." As we all know the experience of trauma, in all its differernt forms, is almost universal and so rather than focusing on the trauma, I try to shift to what this focus on the individual experience does for the healthcare team and organization. I think it makes us more compassionate. Here my argument to call this "Compassion-Infused" rather than "trauma-informed." Let's see if it catches on.

If the above link doesn't work you can see what I wrote about this here: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse...care-arnd-m-herz-md/

12/6/1810:36 AM

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