People and Settings

ABA and Educational Settings: Jefferson Elementary School, Ted

Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Tier 1 Jefferson Elementary School implemented school wide positive behavior support.This new approach to behavior supports was put in place to address some problems in the school. In the previous school year, there were a high number of office discipline issues. Many of these were given because students were […]

Trauma Informed Approaches and Mental Health: TAMAR, EMDR, STAIR

Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Tier 1 The Regional Hospital’s psychiatric unit helps people with acute symptoms of mental illness who have committed a crime and faced criminal charges in Brookhaven. Many of the people admitted to the unit have histories of homelessness, emotional abuse or neglect, sexual abuse, and substance use. People suffer from […]

ABA and Juvenile Justice: Taylor

Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Tier 1 The Pond County Juvenile Corrections Facility works with youth ages 13-18. Due to an increase in challenging behavior among the youth, particularly loud arguing during transition times, fighting and refusal to complete schoolwork, the staff at the facility collaboratively implemented facility-wide positive behavior support. They communicated clear […]

Assertive Community Treatment: Melissa

Melissa is 22 years old. She enjoys writing short stories and sharing them with others. Melissa has struggled with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder since she was sixteen years old. She was hospitalized 18 times between her sixteenth and nineteenth birthdays. Melissa received quality care when she was hospitalized. When she was released from the hospital, […]

ABA and Families: Garcia Family

Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Tier 1 The Garcia family includes Tom (dad) and Glenda (mom). They have four daughters: Natalie (12), Rebecca (10), Pati (8) and Julianna (6). Glenda’s mother, Elena, and Glenda’s adult sister, Victoria, also lives with the Garcia family. Victoria has an intellectual disability. The Garcia family has recently put […]

ABA and Community Living: Roberto, Don, and Paul

Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Tier 1 A new fast food restaurant opened in Oakwood City. The restaurant offers fast food items: hamburgers, cheeseburgers, chicken sandwiches, kid’s meals, French fries, and ice cream. The menu lists items with the price for each type of food item. Recently, the restaurant modified their menu structure. Now, […]

Stories Across the Lifespan: All Stories

Criminal Justice and the Community Person-Centered Practices and Aging (Eveleth) EXAMPLE: Eveleth’s Story Eveleth lived in her own apartment in downtown St. Paul and had a great circle of friends. She was very independent in … Assertive Community Treatment (Jose) Jose has struggled to handle his mental illness for the past twenty years. He experiences […]

Stories Across the Lifespan

The stories on this page describe how trauma informed approaches can be used to prevent harmful events and build new skills that help with coping for children and adults.

What are Trauma Informed Approaches?

Traumatic experiences are more common than people once thought. Nearly two-thirds of the U.S. population report that they have had one or more traumatic events occur in their lives.  People with developmental or other disabilities are at a higher risk. People may suffer from trauma due to loss, abuse, neglect, war, and other events. These […]
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