{"id":19601,"date":"2025-07-07T22:08:39","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T20:08:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.team4teams.nl\/?page_id=19601"},"modified":"2025-08-25T10:45:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T08:45:08","slug":"trauma-sensitive-working","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.team4teams.nl\/en\/teamontwikkeling\/traumasensitief-werken\/","title":{"rendered":"Trauma-sensitive working"},"content":{"rendered":"
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What is Traumasensitive working?<\/h2>\n

Working trauma-sensitively means that people take into account the potential impact of trauma on people's behaviour and development, and tailor their approach accordingly.
>It is about creating a safe environment, fostering positive relationships, and handling emotions and behaviour in a way that strengthens the individual's resilience. Of course, this is healthy behaviour for everyone. Trauma sensitivity is a scientific and, more importantly, psychological term for simply acting positively and constructively between people, in situations involving processing an experienced trauma. Not remaining aloof, but actively acting in an empathetic team-oriented way.<\/p>\n

What does trauma-sensitive working entail?<\/h3>\n
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  • Providing security:
    \n<\/strong>Creating an environment where people feel safe and secure is crucial.
    \nThis includes being reliable, keeping appointments, and non-judgmental.
    \nNot judging here means taking action and supporting someone so that learning can take place.
    \nThe behaviour sometimes requires correction, you then do that on the behaviour, so don't condemn 'on the person'.<\/li>\n
  • Foster relationships:
    \n<\/strong>Building positive team relationships and fostering social support is essential.
    >This can be done by actively listening, clarifying and repeating, and looking at a colleague's strengths.<\/li>\n
  • Managing emotions and behaviour:
    \n<\/strong>Understanding the underlying causes of behaviour, even when it is illogical or violent. And providing structure and support in regulating emotions and behaviour.<\/li>\n
  • Awareness of trauma:<\/strong>
    \nRecognising that profound experiences (trauma) can affect people's stress system, health and development.<\/li>\n
  • Personal experience:<\/strong>
    \nIt is important that bystanders are also aware of their own experiences and how these may affect their perspective.<\/li>\n
  • Connecting with the individual:<\/strong>
    \nEvery individual is different, and it is important to match the person's specific needs and pace.<\/li>\n
  • Focus on resilience:<\/strong>
    \nTrauma-sensitive work sometimes focuses on the past, but mostly on strengthening resilience. And finding a positive future perspective.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    Trauma-sensitive working at Team4teams<\/h3>\n

    Trauma-sensitive working is an approach that goes beyond traditional counselling.
    >It is a way of working that focuses on restoring resilience, promoting recovery and creating a safe environment, in which people can grow and develop.
    \nHolding up a mirror to someone doesn't work here. The trauma 'disrupts', makes someone anxious and unbalances them.
    \nProactively sensing, thinking along and taking action on how to prevent a re-experiencing of trauma is the approach.<\/p>\n

    Team coaches are familiar with the negative effects of trauma. As soon as trauma occurs, trauma-sensitive work is used to help process trauma.<\/p>\n

    Examples of trauma-sensitive work:<\/h3>\n

    In business<\/strong>: Colleagues together care for a positive working environment. Development, creation and joint learning from mistakes are encouraged. The company's objectives are kept central to this and people are empathetic where attention to what is not going is made appropriate.
    >In government<\/strong>: In daily work, one observes the health and emotions of colleagues and citizens traumatically. There is an active attitude to keep the work environment healthy. Citizens' behaviour is flexibly bounded and accommodated.
    >In education<\/strong>: Teachers who create a safe learning environment and consider the impact of stress and trauma on students.
    >In healthcare<\/strong>: Social workers providing trauma-sensitive care, considering the potential impact of trauma on people's health and emotions.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t

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