On this episode of the Victim Service Podcast, we explore the importance of trauma-informed care and its role in a survivor's healing journey.
In the first segment, Tamara Nelson, LMHC and Certified Trauma-Informed Yoga Therapist will be discussing trauma-informed care – an understanding in the way that trauma affects the way a person thinks, feels and behaves. Trauma-informed care means creating a world that can foster growth, resiliency, and healing. It is also anticipating how trauma survivors may respond to our words and actions and doing our part to create a world that does not cause further harm.
In the second segment, VSC Victim Advocate and Crisis Counselor Tish Olasande will be sharing what a trauma-informed crisis response looks like. At the Victim Service Center, Advocacy and Crisis Counselors are the first person that a victim meets with. There are several sessions the victim goes through – starting with an intake and other sessions include forming a crisis plan, creating personal goals and helping victims navigating the judicial system. Victim Advocates and Crisis Counselors help lay the foundation for the healing journey.
Let’s hold space, listen, learn and heal together.
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VSC Helpline:(407) 500-4325
National SexualAssault Helpline (RAINN): 1-800-656-4673
Florida AbuseHotline: 1-800-962-2873 OR visit myflfamilies.com to report online
Victim Service Center of Central Florida, Inc.
2111 East Michigan Street, Suite 210
Orlando, Florida 32806
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