The physical environment domain asks organisations to consider all aspects of their physical and social environment and spaces can be TrACE informed and how this will support staff, service users, and anyone else who accesses the organisation.
This domain is an important source of information for organisations developing their action plans to make their organisations physical environments more TrACE-informed.
This domain relates to developing and supporting people within the organisation to have the knowledge and skills they need to enable trauma and ACE (TrACE)-informed practice to be sustained and embedded. The domain aims to help organisations on their TrACE journey to establish a culture of ongoing supportive, learning cycles that recognize the
importance of the wellbeing and safety of the workforce and provision of tools and resources to embed this the practice.
A workforce training and development strategy can set out the priority and communicate the outcomes of this approach to help staff and volunteers to be equipped with skills and knowledge on ACEs, trauma and wider adversities and their potential impact, and to be able to respond to this appropriately in their work, and in support of each other through the provision training and resources at the appropriate practice level of the trauma-informed Wales Framework .The publication of the strategy and communications around it are also an important way to maintain the messages around why the organisation is implementing the TrACE toolkit, how taking a trauma and ACE-informed approach can mitigate against and prevent further harm, and the commitment of the organisation to equipping staff and volunteers with what they need to be able to do this.
Resources and tools that support this are found in this domain area and consideration should be given to provision of regular supervision and reflective practice opportunities to promote staff wellbeing and foster a culture of continuous learning to embed and sustain the training strategy as part of it.
This domain area considers an organisation's policies and procedures. The commitment to being trauma and ACE informed embedded and sustained by policies and procedures that have been reviewed to ensure that they support this ambition in how they are intended, written and understood.
On this page you will find resources from ACE Hub Wales exclusively available to the TrACE Space to support you in taking forward your self-assessment and action planning in this domain area. There are also practical examples and learning from organisations who have already implemented change in relation to policies and procedures.
This domain relates to the overall support for and investment in implementing and sustaining a trauma- and ACE-informed approach.
On this page you will find resources from ACE Hub Wales exclusively available to the TrACE Space to support you in taking forward your self assessment and action planning in this domain area. There are also practical examples and learning from organisations who have already implemented change in relation to governance, leadership and organisational culture.
These resources are a part of our new series of ‘Spotlights.’
These case studies are co-produced with organisations and people across Wales who are leading initiatives at the community level which are already contributing to the vision for Wales to become a trauma-informed nation by working in a trauma-informed way. The purpose of these reports is to shine a light on the existing approaches, celebrate their work and continue to inform and support the implementation of the Trauma-informed Wales Framework and further development of our Trauma and Adverse Childhood Experiences (TrACE) informed organisational toolkit.
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This domain relates to an ongoing monitoring and evaluation process to support the embedding of TrACE approaches, using reflective practice as the underlying principle. Considering how to involve those who experience the organisation in this process is also important, inclusive of those who deliver the service as well as those who receive the service.
