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External sites for trauma-informed treatment materials and trainings

(Note: we are not affiliated with any of the links below either financially or non-financially)

• Trauma-Informed Care in Behavioral Sciences: TIP 57 (free PDF from SAMSHA.gov)

  This is, essentially, your guide to “Trauma-Informed Care 101”

• The Body Keeps The Score by Van der Kolk

  One of main books on PTSD and it’s impact on the mind and body.

• Complex PTSD: From surviving to thriving by Pete Walker

  Another “staple” book about developmental trauma

• Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence - From Domestic Abuse to Public Terror by Judith Herman

  This is THE BOOK (imho) to start with when it comes to understanding the impact of trauma on individuals as well as groups

• Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others by van Dernoot Lipsky and Burke

  Excellent book on vicarious trauma (i.e., compassion fatigue, secondary trauma exposure) with some great strategies for helping people cope.

External sites for trauma-informed training

• Mental Health First Aid trainings

• Trauma Institute International online trainings

Resources to learn more about trauma-informed and neuroaffirming practices

• NeuroClastic

• Thinking Person's Guide to Autism

• Autism in Black

• Parenting Decolonized

• Making the Shift podcast

• The Trevor Project resources and TrevorSpace for a safe community

• The Autistic Self Advocacy Network

• CommunicationFirst and the LISTEN movie

• Autism Level Up!

• Autism Self-Advocacy Network (ASAN) resources

• Learn Play Thrive

• Rachel Dorsey: Autistic SLP, LLC