Why trauma informed care matters?

Neuroscientific research has demonstrated the impact of trauma on the brain, including changes to the sensory systems, grey-matter volume, neural architecture and neural circuits (Read 2014)

Just curious

What if people who have a poor sense of who they are, mistrust and fear of others and struggle with powerful emotions were better supported? And what if mental health clinicians, support practitioners and human services professionals took the time with each other to recognise and acknowledge each others challenges?

How to make good-enough risk decisions

Making decisions in the context of risk is an integral part of psychiatric work. Despite this, decision-making skills are rarely systematically taught and the processes behind decisions are rarely made explicit.