Parents looking for effective therapy methods to help a struggling young boy or girl can learn about Trauma Informed Care practices at our therapeutic boarding school in MO.
Ozark Trails Academy understands that parents want to send a child to a safe, monitored environment where their child receives personal care, and individual therapies that help heal emotional and mental disorders–whether brought on by trauma, foster care, adoption or family genetics.
And while the young child or teen enrolls our therapeutic boarding school for counseling, treatment, and improving academic/life skills, Ozark Trails also helps students improve mental and physical health through Trauma Informed Care, led by licensed therapists.
What is Trauma Informed Care?
“Trauma-informed care means treating a whole person, taking into account past trauma and the resulting coping mechanisms when attempting to understand behaviors and treat the patient.” 1
“Trauma-informed care shifts the focus from “What’s wrong with you?” to “What happened to you?” A trauma-informed approach to care acknowledges that health care organizations and care teams need to have a complete picture of a patient’s life situation — past and present — in order to provide effective health care services with a healing orientation. Adopting trauma-informed practices can potentially improve patient engagement, treatment adherence, and health outcomes, as well as provider and staff wellness. It can also help reduce avoidable care and excess costs for both the health care and social service sectors.” 2
Trauma-informed care seeks to:
- Realize the widespread impact of trauma and understand paths for recovery;
- Recognize the signs and symptoms of trauma in patients, families, and staff;
- Integrate knowledge about trauma into policies, procedures, and practices; and
- Actively avoid re-traumatization.
Trauma Informed Care Helps Students Heal at Ozark Trails
That’s why Ozark Trails Academy practices Trauma Informed Care. We want each student to experience effective counseling as well as improve daily life at school, and back home with family.
If you want to learn more about how Trauma Informed Care effectively helps students open up and heal at our therapeutic boarding school, please call (417) 278-6868 now.
Sources:
2) https://www.traumainformedcare.chcs.org/what-is-trauma-informed-care/
