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Elizabeth Fiske1, Kellie Reed Ashcraft, Adam Hege
1Author Affiliations: Director of Graduate Programs in Nursing (Dr Fiske); Professor (Dr Ashcraft) and Lecturer (Ms Harmon), Department of Social Work; and Public Health Undergraduate Program Director (Dr Hege), Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina.
Background:
Health care professionals need to recognize trauma exposure and provide trauma-informed care. There is a concomitant need to develop resilience when working in this context.
Problem:
We recognized the need to educate future health care professionals to provide trauma-informed care, develop resilience skills, and collaborate with other disciplines to provide this care.
Approach:
We used a systematic instructional design process and an interprofessional approach to design and deliver the course. We utilized a range of resources and approached the course from micro, meso, and macro perspectives.
Outcomes:
Through purposeful design, we developed a course that was well-aligned with our objectives. Assessments provided documentation that students achieved the learning outcomes.
Conclusions:
The course educated future health care professionals on trauma-informed care. Students gained valuable experience that will help them contribute to interprofessional teams in the future. Students also practiced resilience techniques essential for health care professionals.
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