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How to Build a Trauma-Informed Organization and Mindset

In the final episode of this series, we interviewed, Laura McArthur, PhD, as she shared her perspective about:

• The benefits of building a trauma-informed organization and having the mindset
• How someone starts to build awareness and buy-in for a trauma-informed approach at their place of work
• How someone starts to build awareness and buy-in for a trauma-informed approach in their own lives
• Resources to help people to build a Trauma-Informed organization and mindset

Why We Need Trauma-Informed Organizations and People
In episode 3 of this series, we interviewed, Laura McArthur, PhD, as she shared her perspective about:

• Why we need a trauma-informed community
• Where trauma-informed framework be implemented
• How cultural responsiveness and biases align with our trauma-informed work
• The 3 C's of resilience (connection, coping, and competence)
• Resources to help people to develop their own Trauma-Informed awareness

What Does It Mean to Be Trauma-Informed?
In episode 2 of this series, we interviewed, Brian Tallant LPC, NADD-CC as he shared his perspective about:

• What it means to be trauma-informed?
• Shifting the focus from “What’s wrong with you?” to “What happened to you?”
• What are the Trauma-Informed Principles?
• Aligning people with developmental disabilities and trauma-informed concepts
• How we support people with disabilities, children and adults, through Trauma-Informed practices in everyday life?

How Does Trauma Affect the Brain
In episode 1 of this series, we interviewed, Brian Tallant LPC, NADD-CC as he shared his perspective about:

• What is Trauma?
• How does trauma affect the brain?
• Can the brain heal from trauma?
• What is the Neurosequential Model?
• How can we support people with developmental disabilities, children and adults, who have experienced trauma?

“I think we need to make to make the systems work for the people, not for the systems. People are capable of a lot more than we give them credit for, we just have to give them opportunity.” – Damon McLeese, Executive Director of Access Gallery

Did you know that people with disabilities experience higher rates of unemployment than those without disabilities? This mini-documentary series features five businesses working to change that fact! In the Businesses Changing the Status Quo: Shifting the Face of Disability Employment TALKS series, hear from the restaurant, health care, visual arts, entrepreneurship, and retail perspectives on ways to create opportunity and support employees with disabilities. It’s simpler than you think!

Why you listen
-Understand that employing people with disabilities is not just a socially-conscious action, it’s also a smart business decision;-Learn how these businesses are taking simple and easy steps to accommodate and support their employees with disabilities;-Discover how someone with a disability can become an entrepreneur and why that may be the best career path for them; and-Introduce yourself to business strategies and programs that can ensure meaningful, Competitive Integrated Employment (CIE) for your employees!
Who should listen
-Short-staffed businesses;-Businesses interested in creating an accessible environment for their employees;-Individuals with disabilities seeking career path ideas, including self-employment;-Professionals, Families, or Caretakers that support people with disabilities;-Advocacy organizations; and-Disability organizations.This TALKS series was made possible through support from arc Thrift Stores, Colorado Access, Colorado Developmental Disabilities Council, Developmental Pathways, PASCO, and The Arc of Aurora.

To watch this podcast in it's video format, visit https://thinkchange.training/businesses-changing-status-quo-shifting-face-disability-employment/

Is employment an option after high school for youth with developmental disabilities? Yes! Join THINK+change, Serina Gilbert, and Cheryl Carver with the Youth Services Program at the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation in Colorado as we talk about employment! DVR is in every state, and while programs and services may differ, DVR can assist individuals with disabilities to explore employment options.

Timestamps:
2:24 – Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Overview4:12 – Pre-Employment Services for youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities7:13 – How DVR works with Schools13:26 - How Services Are Provided17:18 – How Families Can Contribute to Employment ServicesAbout this series:
This multi-part series, Episodes 62-66, reviews what happens when a young adult with a developmental disability (DD) turns 18 and can you and your young adult prepare for the transition into adulthood. It can be daunting to begin that planning, but it doesn't have to be! There are plenty of resources and professionals out there to help you figure out how to navigate the educational transition plan, prepare for higher education or employment, help you get the right Home and Community-Based services, answer questions about guardianship and finances, and MUCH MORE!

This work was made possible through support from Arc Thrift Stores, Autism Society of Colorado, Colorado Access, Colorado Developmental Disabilities Council, Developmental Pathways, Firefly Autism, Rocky Mountain Civitan Club, and The Arc of Aurora.