by
Lesley A. Thompson
» September 18th, 2018, 11:42 am
Due the rise in campus tragedies as a result of the actions of mentally challenged individuals, a theme on trauma-informed care practices in all k-12 schools, colleges and universities might be of interest to readers. The faculty or college or university staff person or student who has never encountered an individual with an undisclosed mental illness or behavioral disorder, might be frightened and/or take a defensive position. Knowing what to do and how to respond to such an encounter may help everyone exposed to the encounter. Not everyone knows that it might be a better idea to call 911 and request that a social worker accompany the police officer when a person is seen exhibiting extremely odd or deviant behavior. The worst could happen in a scenario where police or someone else draws a weapon on someone later discovered to be autistic. We may be in the company of students, faculty and/or staff who may be traumatized in other undisclosed ways. The theme of world-wide trauma-informed care (TIC) practice may be a trend to push.