Trauma Informed Care (TIC) Assessment for Older Adults

Join Illume: The Behavioral Health Center of Excellence on Thursday, September 28th, 2023, from 2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. (Central)

Given the growing research on the prevalence, consequences, and costs associated with trauma exposure, efforts to create "trauma-informed" organizations have been growing in popularity. What makes an organization "trauma-informed" is often not clear.

This Trauma-Informed Care Assessment training provides an overview of three important domains that characterize trauma-informed organizations: trauma-informed organizational environment, workforce development initiatives, and evidence-informed trauma-focused practices. These will be presented with a focus on how it interacts with the older adult population.

This training will be presented by Julie Blanco, LCSW, CRAADC. For the past 33 years, Illume Director of Training Julie Blanco has dedicated her career to supporting individuals living with mental illness and substance use concerns. Julie joined Community Alternatives in 1997 as a clinical supervisor, and has held numerous leadership roles since, including 11 years as Integrated Treatment Program Manager (first at Community Alternatives, then at Places for People following the two organizations’ merger). Julie joined Illume to oversee and present training and mentorship programs for the Center of Excellence. Julie is certified as a Trainer for TREM, is Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT) member, a Certified Trainer of CRA, among other licensure and certifications. Additionally, Julie has been an adjunct professor at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis since Spring 2020.

If you are part of the Aging and Behavioral Health Council, please reach out for a free access code.

•All attendees must attend the full time of the event.

•All attendees are required to be registered before the event.

•All attendees must complete the event CEU questions during the registration process and sign-in sheet at the start of the training.

•Please, arrive to the training 5-10 minutes prior to the start time to ensure that any potential difficulties are worked out prior to the event start.

•Attendees must attend the full event time in order to receive continuing education. If an attendee is not present at the start of the training, leaves for a significant time during the training or leaves the training early, CEUs may not be awarded.

•If an attendee experiences any issue that would keep them from being in the training from start time to end time, continuing education cannot be awarded. Illume retains the attendance list for auditing purposes.

•Please allow at least 14 business days to receive your CEU certificate of attendance. CEUs will only be disbursed via email to individuals that have followed the guidelines.

Host or Publisher Illume: The Behavioral Health Center of Excellence