What is Trauma-Informed Care?

Trauma-informed care is not just for the behavioral health professional, but rather a client-centered approach that should be used by all. 

Event Description

This webinar is geared toward providers who would like foundational information about trauma informed care and how to apply this approach with their interactions with people they serve, including the Indigenous population. Trauma informed care is not just for the behavioral health professional, but rather a client centered and compassionate approach that benefits the entire healthcare organization and the communities they serve. In this webinar we will cover the basic tenets of trauma informed care, understand the impact of trauma, recognize the signs and symptoms of trauma, as well as learn some strategies on to how to avoid re-traumatizing individuals.

Trainer

Cynthia Guzman

Dr. Cynthia E. Guzmán is a licensed psychologist who has devoted her career to addressing health disparities in underserved communities, primarily in Indian Country for the past 12 years. She has experience with program design, development, and implementation of programs that address co-occurring disorders as well as primary care/mental health integration. Aside from clinical work and the supervision of other trainees, Dr. Guzmán considers herself a servant leader and enjoys developing community assessments, policy and procedure writing, as well as implementing culturally safe interventions at the community level. Dr. Guzmán is a proud member of the American Psychological Association, Society for Indian Psychologists and currently serves as the 2022 National Latinx Psychological Association Past President.