Trauma Informed Design: History of Trauma Study
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The document outlines a webinar module on trauma-informed design, emphasizing the importance of understanding trauma and its effects for designers. It provides guidelines for respectful discussion among participants, introduces the principles of trauma-informed care, and details the learning objectives for the course. The course includes historical context, principles of design, and a studio project aimed at applying trauma-informed frameworks to design practices.
Trauma Informed Design: History of Trauma Study
- 1. Trauma Informed Design: Module 1 The History Trauma Study & Trauma Informed Care UXPA FEBRUARY 12, 2021
- 2. Design Practitioner and Trauma Survivor.
- 3. Trigger Warning This webinar and the following courses will have frank and open discussions around various types of trauma including sexual assault, PTSD and its symptoms, emotional abuse, racial abuse and others. The purpose of these discussions is to illuminate taboo topics and show how re-traumatization occurs. These discussions may overwhelm and trigger you, especially of you are a trauma survivor. I ask everyone to create an atmosphere of mutual respect and sensitivity for everyone. And if at any point, it becomes too much, feel free to take a break and re-join if you are able.
- 4. Group Norms Stay Engaged To stay engaged is a refusal to let your heart and mind check out of the conversation while leaving your body in place. It is a personal commitment each person makes, regardless of the engagement of others. It means remaining morally, emotionally, intellectually, and socially involved in the dialogue Patterns of Participation Everyones voice is important and is a valuable contribution to the conversation. This includes watching our air time, Stepping Up if we tend to process silently in our heads, and Stepping Back if we are verbal processors to allow ourselves to do some internal reflection. Speak Our Truths Use actual examples and experiences youve had. Dont try to generalize for other people. Were here to have real conversations and having them also means being honest and specific about our questions. Embrace Impact Were going to talk about uncomfortable and taboo topics. Many of us are not well versed in these and will inadvertently say something harmful and insensitive. When that happens, resist the urge to defend yourself and instead listen, learn, and make amends to the people youve hurt.
- 5. Were here because We want to learn more about trauma, trauma informed care, and how we as designers can take it into account in our work. As a collective of designers in the course, we want to reduce harm through re-traumatization. Objective By learning and applying frameworks and principles to our work. Goal Give you a better understanding of trauma, how it shows up, and the consequences of re- traumatization
- 6. Course Outline This course will be taught over the next 4 Fridays for 60-75 minutes. We will use a lecture format mix with a studio based project* Module 1: The History Trauma Study & Trauma Informed Care A deep dive into the historical study of trauma and trauma informed care Module 2: Turning Trauma Informed Care into Trauma Informed Design Learning the principles of trauma informed design Module 3: Trauma Informed Heuristic A frame work for evaluating trauma in design Module 4: Trauma Informed Design in Action Studio project share out and course rap up. * Studio Project Note: You should spend no more than 1-2 hours outside of this course working on it. The goal is to apply the thinking, not making anything perfect. So focus on applying the learning, not making a polished product.
- 8. How do we define trauma? American Psychological Association defines trauma as is an emotional response to a terrible event like an accident, rape or natural disaster. Immediately after the event, shock and denial are typical. Longer term reactions include unpredictable emotions, flashbacks, strained relationships and even physical symptoms like headaches or nausea
- 9. An emotional response to an event with long term consequences
- 10. Interest in trauma has ebbed and flowed for centuries.
- 11. A Rose by Any Other Name: The History of Trauma Study
- 13. Jean-Martin Charcot (November 29 1825August 16, 1893)
- 14. Hysteria is emotionally charged behavior that seems excessive and out of control
- 17. William James Pierre Janet Sigmund Freud
- 21. World War I
- 22. Charles Meyers (March 13, 1873October 12, 1946)
- 24. Curiously, soldiers who never saw combat experience shell shock
- 27. The Vietnam War
- 28. Chaim Shatan Robert Lifton
- 31. It took over 100 years of work to get a diagnosis for trauma 1870s 1910s 1970s 1980s
- 32. The Physiological Impact of Trauma
- 33. Ivan Pavlov (September 26, 1849February 27, 1936)
- 35. St. Petersburg Flood in 1924
- 36. After the flood, the dogs exhibited on-going terror.
- 37. Some of the dogs became unresponsive. Regardless of stimuli Others were frighted at small stimuli and didnt react to larger ones.
- 38. The extreme stress caused them to have a new internal equilibrium
- 39. Fight Flight Freeze The three responses to stress
- 40. Diagram courtesy of PESI
- 41. The sense of self is important when it comes to studying trauma In The Body Keeps the Score, the author talks about how people who have survived trauma dont just have off responses to stress, they also dont have normal feelings and sensations.
- 42. When the problem is the solution
- 45. Overweight is overlooked and thats where I want to be
- 46. How often are we asked to solve a problem that might actually be a coping mechanism?
- 47. The Introduction of Trauma Informed Care
- 50. Understanding the scope and consequences of traumatic exposure
- 51. Preventing traumatic events and ameliorating their consequences
- 52. Advocating for the field of traumatic stress
- 55. The Five Principles of Trauma Informed Care Safety Ensuring physical and emotional safety through welcoming common areas and privacy is respected. Choice Individual has choice and control through clear and appropriate messaging on their rights and responsibilities. Collaboration Making decisions with the individual and sharing power through allowing individual play a significant role in planning and evaluating services. Trustworthiness Task clarity, consistency, and interpersonal boundaries through maintaining professional and respectful boundaries. Empowerment Prioritizing empowerment and skill building through providing an atmosphere that allows individuals to feel validated and affirmed at each and every contact at the agency.
- 61. Well cover the principeles in depth next week including examples.
- 62. 1. https://newperspectivesinc.com/the-history-of-psychological-trauma/ 2. https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is- hysteria-2795232#:~:text=Hysteria%20is%20a%20term%20used,excessive%2 0and%20out%20of%20control. 3. https://www.apa.org/monitor/2012/06/shell-shocked 4. https://stmuhistorymedia.org/the-evolution-of-ptsd/ 5. The Body Keeps the Score Sources
- 63. Any open questions or reflections?
- 64. Join us on Slack and see you next week on February 19. https://join.slack.com/share/zt-m923ai6d-ClQYKdoABTUETMD9LbJtJw
- 65. Thanks. Please email me at theresa@theresa.is with any questions.