Trauma-aware: Competencies

People working at a trauma-aware level will:

• Understand that many people will have been affected by adversity and trauma in their lives
• Understand the importance of compassion, kindness and supportive facilitating relationships withing the family, community and beyond
• Be able to empathically recognise and support people who are distressed
• Ability to foster supportive relationships withing families/other support networks and communities
• Recognise the role that all individuals, organisations, and wider society play in challenging poverty and discrimination
• Recognise the role that all individuals, organisation and wider society play in preventing and mitigating the negative impacts of adversity and trauma, and further exposure
• Understand that exposure to trauma is common but not universal and can be overcome.