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• Rachel E. Latta, Ph.D., Director of Trauma and Violence Prevention, Center for Social Innovation

Facilitator:

Jennifer Rose, Consultant, Futures Without Violence

Measuring Trauma-Informed Practice: Tools for Organizations

May 25th, 2016

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Measuring

Trauma-Informed Practice:

Tools for Organization

Rachel E. Latta, Ph.D.Center for Social Innovation

Lisa A. Goodman, Ph.D.Boston College

Trauma exposure is prevalent

Traumatic stress

• Exposure to

– Death or threatened death

– Actual or threatened serious physical injury

– Actual or threatened sexual assault

• Overwhelms coping systems

American Psychiatric Association, 2013.

Trauma-informed practice

• Safe and secure environments

• Workforce development

• Restoring choice and control

• Healing relationships

• Integrating identity and context

• Promote staff well-being

Wilson, Fauci, & Goodman, 2015

How do we measure TIP?

Organizational assessment

T ICOMETERStaff assessment

Trauma-Informed Practice ScalesService user assessment

The TICOMETER: Organizational Assessment

of Trauma-Informed Practice

Rachel E. Latta, Ph.D.Director, Trauma and Violence Prevention

Center for Social Innovation

WHY WHAT HOW

WHY WHAT HOW

Measure trauma-informed practice

Identify training and implementation gaps

Guide next steps

WHY WHAT HOW

Item development

• Expert panel + review of existing literature

• Development of domains and items

• Interviews and focus groups

Pilot testing

68 organizations

Diverse staff roles

Range of health and human service agencies

667 providers

68% response rate

Item selection

Select a group of items for each domain

Evaluate the validity of each domain

Five domains

• Build trauma-informed knowledge and skills

• Respect service users

• Promote trauma-informed policies and procedures

• Establish trusting relationships

• Foster trauma-informed services

Domain One: Build Trauma-Informed Knowledge and Skills

Domain Two: Establish Trusting Relationships

Domain Three: Respect Service Users

Domain Four: Foster Trauma-Informed Service Delivery

Domain Five: Promote Trauma-Informed Procedures and Policies

WHY WHAT HOW

35 items

Scores at domain level and overall

15-minute administration

All staff, all levels should complete

Contact

Information on the TICOMETER

Rachel Ehly

info@thinkt3.com

617.467.6014

Rachel Latta, Ph.D.

rlatta@center4si.com

INTRODUCING THE TRAUMA-

INFORMED PRACTICE (TIP)

SCALES FOR DV PROGRAMS

Presented by:

Lisa Goodman, PhD

Boston College

©NCDVTMH

Background

• A trauma-informed

approach requires us to

listen to our clients

• The TIP Scales facilitate

that process

• Created for domestic

violence services

• Can be adapted for other

client populations

Roadmap

• Why the TIP Scales?

• Development and Validation of the TIP

• Use in the Field

Who we are

• Lisa Goodman Boston College

• Cris Sullivan Michigan State University

• Josie Serrata National Latin@ Network

• Julia Perilla Georgia State

• Carole Warshaw NCDVTMH

• The DV programs, content experts, and

survivors who participated in creating and

testing the TIP

Bridging a Trauma-Informed Approach

and Domestic Violence Practice

Why the TIP Scales?

Identify

Improve

Demonstrate

Creating the TIP Scales

Development Administration Validation

TIP Scales Item Development

Literature

Review

Expert

consultation

Survivor and

advocate

focus groups

Developed

items for first

draft

Pilot

testing

Final draft, 62

items

English and

Spanish

• Sent surveys to 15 programs across Midwestern and

Northeastern U.S.

• Other measures:

• Advocate-Survivor Alliance

• Program Satisfaction

• Demographics

• N = 370 survivors, recruited by program staff

TIP Scales Administration

Validation of the TIP Scales

Factor Structure

• The scales contain coherent clusters.

Reliability

• Each item consistently measures the same thing.

Validity

• The scale corresponds to related constructs.

The TIP Scales

Environment of Agency &

Mutual Respect

Access to Information on

Trauma

Opportunities for Connection

Emphasis on Strengths

Cultural Responsiveness

& Inclusivity

Support for Parenting

The TIP Scales

Environment of Agency &

Mutual Respect

Access to Information on

Trauma

Opportunities for Connection

Emphasis on Strengths

Cultural Responsiveness

& Inclusivity

Support for Parenting

Sample Item: In this program, I can share things about

my life on my own terms and at my own pace.

The TIP Scales

Environment of Agency &

Mutual Respect

Access to Information on

Trauma

Opportunities for Connection

Emphasis on Strengths

Cultural Responsiveness

& Inclusivity

Support for Parenting

Sample Item: I am learning more about how to handle

unexpected reminders of the abuse and difficulties I have

endured.

The TIP Scales

Environment of Agency &

Mutual Respect

Access to Information on

Trauma

Opportunities for Connection

Emphasis on Strengths

Cultural Responsiveness

& Inclusivity

Support for Parenting

Sample Item: I have opportunities to help other

survivors of abuse in this program.

The TIP Scales

Environment of Agency &

Mutual Respect

Access to Information on

Trauma

Opportunities for Connection

Emphasis on Strengths

Cultural Responsiveness

& Inclusivity

Support for Parenting

Sample Item: The strengths I bring to my relationships

with my children, my family, or others are recognized in

this program.

The TIP Scales

Environment of Agency &

Mutual Respect

Access to Information on

Trauma

Opportunities for Connection

Emphasis on Strengths

Cultural Responsiveness

& Inclusivity

Support for Parenting

Sample Item: Staff understand the challenges faced by

people who are immigrants.

The TIP Scales

Environment of Agency &

Mutual Respect

Access to Information on

Trauma

Opportunities for Connection

Emphasis on Strengths

Cultural Responsiveness

& Inclusivity

Support for Parenting

Sample Item: Staff help me explore how children’s

relationships can be affected by witnessing or experiencing

abuse, and other life difficulties.

A Guide for Using TIP Scales

• Overview of TIP

development

• When and how often?

• Designing a protocol

• Creating a plan with staff

• Inviting participants

• Scoring the TIP

• Appendixes (Tool & Key)

• English

• Spanish

Reaction to the TIP Scales…Continuing to

develop evidence….

A Guide for Using TIP Scales

• http://www.dvevidenceproject.or

g/wp-content/uploads/Trauma-

Informed-Practice-English-

version1.pdf

• Welcome to copy and distribute

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Measuring Trauma-Informed Practice:

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May 25th, 2016

This project was supported by Grant No. 2011-MU-MU-K011 awarded by the

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Office of Justice

Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. Points of view in this document are

those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official positions or

policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.