This document discusses creating a trauma-informed and restorative community. It defines trauma-informed care as being grounded in understanding trauma's impacts and emphasizing relationships, safety, empowerment and resilience. Restorative practice focuses on building strong communities through open communication and accountability. Both aim to understand individuals' experiences rather than judge them. The document provides examples of relevant practices and encourages communities to implement trauma-informed and restorative approaches.

1. A Trauma Informed,
Restorative Community
TOGETHER WE HAVE THE POWER TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE

2. Trauma Informed Care is a strengths-based
framework that is grounded in an understanding of
and responsiveness to the impact of trauma…that
emphasizes relationships, being curious, non-
judgmental, and creates space for physical,
psychological, and emotional safety for all . This
paradigm shift builds and allows for opportunities to
rebuild and keep a sense of empowerment and
resiliency.
Trauma Informed Care

3. Restorative Practice is a way of thinking and being
focused on creating safe spaces for real
conversations that deepen relationships and build
stronger more connected communities.
~Mark Vander Vennen
Restorative Practice

4. The fundamental hypothesis of restorative
practice is that human beings are happier, more
cooperative and productive, and more likely to
make positive changes in their behavior when
those in positions of authority do things with
them, rather than to or for them.
International Institute of Restorative Practice
Fundamental Hypothesis

5. Beneath the Surface

6. A Trauma Informed Restorative Community
Understands
ACES
Brain Science
and
Evidenced-
based
practices
Common
language &
understanding
Consistent
approaches to
work with each
other
Compassionate
Resilient
Inclusive
“What has happened?”
NOT
“What is wrong?”
Taking care
of each other
Community
Building
Curious
Clear and open
communication
Personal
Accountability

7. Trauma Informed Care and Restorative Practice
Awareness
Basic
Information
Professional
Development
Skill
Competence
Trainer

8. What Can We Do?
 Be clear, consistent, predictable and follow through
 Validate
 Self-regulate
 Assume positive intent, build on success, rather than establishing limits
 De-escalate
 Check assumptions - observe and ask questions
 Deeply listen, notice strengths and successes
 Maintain high expectations

9. What Else Can We Do?
• Provide unconditional positive regard (accepting others as they are
without judgment or evaluation)
• Provide guided opportunities for voice and choice participation
• Focus on developing feelings of safety, trust, and reliability within the
relationship
• Self-care – ethical obligation
Those who have been in the midst of trauma or toxic stress have difficulty
understanding their own emotions and communicating them appropriately –
they tend to use behaviors to communicate their emotions.

10. Social Discipline Window

11. Restorative Questions
 Open-ended questions to help elicit emotion
 Allow individuals space to explore issues in a non-threatening way.
 Address past, present and future.
 Proactively used to explore positive changes in behavior.
 Responsively used to explore harm and how that harm impacts
others.

12. Trauma Informed Care and Restorative Practice
Awareness
Basic
Information
Professional
Development
Skill
Competence
Trainer

13. Examples in Action
Everett Public Schools
Snohomish County Health District
Snohomish County Human Services
ChildStrive

14. Community Scan
What are you involved in that is parallel to a
Restorative, Trauma Informed Community?
What are you doing in your organization that
supports a Restorative, Trauma Informed
Community?
What steps can you take to implement practices in
your organization?

15. Closing Circle
Based on what you discovered today, what
is one thing you will start doing differently?

16. Mary Cline-Stively, MA
Chief Program and Strategy Officer
Mary.cline-Stively@childstrive.org
425-353-5656
Liza Patchen-Short, MA
Children’s Mental Health Liaison
Liza.Patchen-Short@snoco.org
425-388-7254
Thank You
Trauma Informed, Restorative Community Accelerator Co-Champions