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The physical setting is safe. The patients feel physically and psychologically safe & interpersonal interactions promote a sense of safety 

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Organizational operations & decisions are conducted with transparency with the goal of building and maintaining trust .

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Peer support and mutual self-help are key vehicles for establishing safety and hope, 

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COLLABORATION &

MUTUALITY

Importance is placed on partnering and the leveling of power differences between the medical team and patients. The practice recognizes that everyone has a role to play in a trauma-informed approach.

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 EMPOWERMENT, VOICE, & CHOICE

The practice understands the importance of power differentials and ways in which clients have historically been diminished in voice and choice and are often recipients of coercive treatment. Clients are supported in shared decision making, choice, and goal setting.

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CULTURAL, HISTORICAL, & GENDER ISSUES

Policies, protocols and processes are responsive to the racial, ethnic, and cultural needs of individuals served and recognizes and addresses historical trauma. 

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Throughout the practice, staff and the people they serve feel physically and psychologically safe; the physical setting is safe and the interpersonal interactions promote a sense of safety as defined by those they serve is a high priority.

Key Principle 3
  • The practice provides or refers patients to opportunities for peer support and mutual self-help

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  • The service delivery model incorporates patients in service provision​

Peer support and mutual self-help are key vehicles for establishing safety and hope, building trust, enhancing collaboration, and utilizing their stories and lived experience to promote recovery & healing.

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