International Journal of Social Work and Human Services Practice Vol. 1(1), pp. 76 - 80
DOI: 10.13189/ijrh.2013.010111
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Reducing the Effects of Trauma

Karen Martin, Leeanne Rule
Social Worker, Victims Assistance and Counselling Program, Sunraysia Community Health Services, Mildura, Victoria, Australia

ABSTRACT

What is offered here is a practical tool within the Australian Social Work context for understanding and reducing the effects of trauma on individuals following a threat to their personal safety as the result of a crime We have identified within our Social Work experiences of working with people affected by a traumatic event that what is of benefit to these people and what helps them work through their individual trauma experience is a tiered approach of intervention which reduces the psychological effect of trauma. Through some professional development focussed on the Australian Guidelines for the Treatment of Acute Stress Disorder and Posttraumatic Mental Health and linking theory to practice we have been working towards an adaptive practice model which we can utilize within our Social Work roles (Australian Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health, 2013). It ties together a stepped care approach by the Australian Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health (2013) and practical strategies for working with people who have experienced trauma. We have also reflected on how this knowledge and practice model has been effective in working with people affected by trauma from our own practice experience.

KEYWORDS
Trauma, Practice, PTSD, Social Work, Psychological Recovery

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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Karen Martin , Leeanne Rule , "Reducing the Effects of Trauma," International Journal of Social Work and Human Services Practice, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 76 - 80, 2013. DOI: 10.13189/ijrh.2013.010111.

(b). APA Format:
Karen Martin , Leeanne Rule (2013). Reducing the Effects of Trauma. International Journal of Social Work and Human Services Practice, 1(1), 76 - 80. DOI: 10.13189/ijrh.2013.010111.