Archive for June, 2011
Trauma-informed care and practice – changing the lives of Australian adult survivors of childhood trauma
I am a medical practitioner by training. The Hippocratic oath states: “First do no harm” .However harm is often done to trauma survivors when their trauma goes unacknowledged and when their particular vulnerabilities and sensitivities are disrespected and misunderstood. Harm is done when survivors are labelled and they are negated as human beings and as individuals disaffirming their traumatic experiences at the very core of their being.
The Nature of abusive systems may have changed but its chilling effects have not (opinion piece)
We need to work together to be alert to the risks to our children, to report our suspicions to the appropriate authorities and to speak out in all cases about abuse and its effects. The nature of abusive systems may have changed but its chilling effects have not.