How Thrive can transform the work of helping...
The Trauma Informed paradigm is one of the most powerful things to happen to the field of helping in our time. Thrive is the DMS holistic approach to trauma which incorporates research in neurobiology, psychology, business, genetics and other fields into a comprehensive roadmap toward trauma informed work and overall excellence. DMS offers Trauma Informed trainings focuses on clients, self-care and leadership.
Client: At the core of the Thrive Model is a strong understanding of the impact of trauma on the individual. This understanding helps maximize opportunities for growth and minimize the possibly of retraumatizating the client. DMS believes that it is important for helping professionals to fully understand and be able to assess the impact of trauma on the client. We help workshop attendants learn how to build client robustness through aspects of physical, mind and social health. The client-centered (or clinical-centered) workshops can help enhance services by focusing on client resiliency and post-traumatic recovery and growth. Finally, DMS offers trauma informed approaches and strategies that can be implemented immediately following training.
Self-Care:As research into trauma has evolved, it has revealed the dangers adherent to the helping professions. Active trauma, vicarious trauma, compassion fatigue and burnout are serious threats to a helper’s well-being in all aspects of life. THRIVE offers the opportunity to better understand the dangers of working with stress/trauma, including information about the various forms of trauma (e.g. secondary trauma, compassion fatigue). Attendants learn strategies to enhance overall health in the face of trauma and stress while also providing knowledge and techniques to increase focus and overall performance.
Leadership: The Leadership-focused workshops allow managers, supervisors and executive staff to position Trauma Informed principles to improve client services and organizational outcomes. Leadership is a critical component for the full realization of the Trauma Informed paradigm. This trainings offers a complete model for leadership in helping organizations by combining best practices in business with Trauma Informed principles and approaches. DMS offers opportunity to increase your understanding of the Thrive philosophy, along with how trauma impacts individuals, systems and organizations. As a result you will gain the ability to implement strategies that maximize staff health and performance, as well as leadership strategies to improve program, system and organizational success.
