Medium
Shawn Ginwright, PhD
May 31 article
Excerpt(s): More recently, practitioners and policy stakeholders have recognized the impact of trauma on learning, and healthy development. In efforts to support young people who experience trauma, the term “trauma informed care” has gained traction among schools, juvenile justice departments, mental health programs and youth development agencies around the country.
…The term “trauma informed care” didn’t encompass the totality of [his] experience and focused only on [his] harm, injury and trauma..the term slipped into the murky water of deficit based, rather than asset driven strategies to support young people who have been harmed. Without careful consideration of the terms we use, we can create blind spots in our efforts to support young people.
