{"id":11550,"date":"2025-04-29T16:12:32","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T15:12:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/fvpp\/?page_id=11550"},"modified":"2025-12-17T16:36:34","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T16:36:34","slug":"trauma-informed-and-responsive-practice","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/fvpp\/trauma-informed-and-responsive-practice\/","title":{"rendered":"Trauma Informed and Responsive Practice"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We wish to support practitioners and organisations across Forth Valley to be trauma informed and responsive.\u00a0 You can read more below about what trauma is; what it means to be trauma informed and responsive; the actions you can take to become more trauma informed and responsive and the support available to help you on this journey by clicking on the headings below.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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\n\tWHAT IS PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA?<\/div>\n
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Trauma is an event that is experienced by an individual as physically harmful, emotionally harmful or life threatening.\u00a0 This could be a single incident (such as an assault), or series of incidents which take place over a prolonged period of time (such as domestic abuse).\u00a0 Experiencing a traumatic event can have a long-term impact upon our emotional, social, and physical wellbeing (such as higher risk of mental health difficulties; higher rates of preventable disease; education difficulties and reduced opportunities).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

It is important to remember that we are all affected by traumatic events in different ways. Research shows that there are many factors which play a role in the impact that trauma can have, such as the age at which the trauma occurs and the presence of other stressors or protective factors.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\n\tWHAT IS TRAUMA INFORMED PRACTICE?<\/div>\n
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Being \u201ctrauma informed\u201d means being able to recognise when someone may be affected by trauma, adjusting how we work to take this into account and responding in a way that supports recovery, does no harm and recognises and supports people’s resilience.<\/p>\n

Being \u201ctrauma informed\u201d is underpinned by the following:\u00a0<\/p>\n