RICoC Trauma informed Supervision for Supervisors and Leaders

Intended Audience: Designed for leaders and supervisors, this session is particularly beneficial for those supporting teams that work in the areas of housing access, behavioral health, trauma recovery, and crisis response. Participants will leave with tools to cultivate psychological safety, foster sustainable team dynamics, and to curated a wellness-centered approach.

Description: This workshop explores the core principles and practical strategies of trauma-informed supervision. Providing trauma-informed supervision is essential for supporting both the personal and professional development of team members. When implemented effectively, this approach enhances skill-building, strengthens accountability, promotes staff wellness, and improves overall outcomes, especially in high-impact environments.

Time Stamps
00:00 Training start, introductions, agenda
08:15 Trauma-informed Conversational Best Practices
23:57 Trauma-informed Engagement Exercise
29:40 What is Trauma?
33:00 What is Trauma-Informed Supervision
35:00 Why both Trauma and Trauma-Informed Supervision Matters
40:00 Understanding Trauma through an Ecological Approach
41:00 Psychological safety and inclusions and authenticity
44:00 Implicit Bias, Personal Bias and Institutional Bias
51:20 What Trauma-Informed Supervision is Not
1:00:00 Core Recognitions for Trauma-Informed Supervision
1:03:50 The PACE Model for Trauma-Informed Supervision
1:07:30 SAMSHA’s Four Rs of Trauma-Informed Approach
1:08:15 What a Trauma-Informed Supervisor Does
1:12:00 What a Trauma-Informed Supervisor Doesn’t Do
1:12:53 Communication Strategy: Elicit-Provide-Elicit
1:15:45 Additional Communication Tools
1:17:18 Recognizing When Staff Need More Support
1:19:00 Self-Care for Supervisors
1:22:08 Next Steps
1:22:38 Necessary Ingredients for Successful Change
1:23:56 Training wrap up and end

About the RICoC
The Continuum of Care (CoC) program promotes community-wide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness. The program provides funding for efforts by nonprofit providers and state and local governments to quickly rehouse homeless individuals and families while minimizing the trauma and dislocation caused to homeless individuals, families, and communities by homelessness.

Visit the RICoC Website: https://continuumofcareri.com/

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