Scars of a Lifetime

Trauma-informed care figures largely in the final phase of the revised Requirements of Participation for nursing homes, which will be implemented in November 2019. The notion of being sensitive to people who have suffered significant trauma is certainly a good idea, although it hardly seems necessary for us, as presumably already compassionate, humanistic health care workers, to have a specific mandate on this. Most of us don ’t need to take a class to know that being mindful of the sensibilities of others, in the context of whatever physical and emotional scars they may bear, is a good strategy both at work and in life generally.
Source: Caring for the Ages - Category: Health Management Authors: Tags: on my mind Source Type: news