TAKING ACTION Supporting those who have experienced trauma

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TAKING ACTION Supporting those who have experienced trauma Rob Pineau White Rock RCMP Victim Services Coordinator

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TAKING ACTION Supporting those who have experienced trauma. Rob Pineau White Rock RCMP Victim Services Coordinator. Who can be Traumatized. Any individual, anytime, anywhere Families, friends, colleagues Witnesses Communities where individual(s) impacted Cultures - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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TAKING ACTION Supporting those who have experienced

trauma

Rob PineauWhite Rock RCMP

Victim Services Coordinator

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Who can be Traumatized

Any individual, anytime, anywhere

Families, friends, colleagues

Witnesses

Communities where individual(s) impacted

Cultures

Service Providers/Caregivers

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Trauma and Victims of Crime Single Event – may experiencea single traumatic event

Compounding/Chronic Events – Event adds to past trauma, i.e.family violence, historical abuse, grief, or major life or work changes

Impact of trauma - will depend on factors such as duration/frequency, relation to person causing trauma, age

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Aftermath of Traumatic EventPhysical Reactions

Fight/Flight/Freeze responseSleeping/eating disruptions

Cognitive ReactionsConfusion, tunnel vision, brain ‘fog’ Intrusive thoughts/images

Emotional ReactionsGuilt, anxiety, denial, anger….Grief, sorrow, frustration, shame….

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What Can You Do?Assist the person by focusing on:

1. Respect and trust

2. Promote safety – physical and emotional

3. Strengths based perspective

4. Empathy and being non-judgemental

5. Validate difficult emotions

Remember, what happened to them was bad, they are not a bad person

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What Can You Do?

6. Guide them to relevant information

7. Report or seek assistance from service providers

8. Sense of control in their lives

9. Self-care and return to ‘routines’

10. Be with them, rather than “do” for/to them

Encourage professional support where trauma reactions interfere with ability to cope effectively in daily living

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Resources911 for emergency services

VictimLink 1-800-563-0808

Police-based Help for Victims of Crime and Trauma – Victims of all types of crime and trauma are assisted by more than 90 police-based victim services programs located in RCMP detachments and municipal police departments throughout B.C. – Call local detachment non-emergency, VictimLink or White Rock Victim Services – 778-593-3608

Community-based Help for Victims of Family and Sexual ViolenceB.C. has more than 60 community-based programs located throughout the province that assist victims of family and sexual violence. Community-based victim service programs are available whether or not the victim has reported the crime to police. Call VictimLink for agencies available in your area.


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