The Transformational Simulation for Trauma-Informed Care (TS4TIC) Implementation Toolkit

Abstract

Welcome to the Transformative Simulation for Trauma-Informed Care (TS4TIC) Toolkit. This toolkit provides guidance on how to use a form of healthcare simulation, transformative simulation (TS), to introduce or explore the principles of trauma informed care (TIC) with healthcare staff. The toolkit supports healthcare organisations to use simulation to improve patient experiences and deliver quality improvements in the wider system. The toolkit is targeted at acute or community healthcare organisations of any size who are interested in using TS as a methodology to explore the principles of TIC. This toolkit will help healthcare staff and organisations to: • Understand the key terms and concepts underpinning TS4TIC such as Trauma Informed care (TIC), Transformative Simulation (TS), Psychological Trauma and Quality Improvement and Co-production. • Understand the key resources, structures and processes required to plan and implement TS4TIC. • Measure and evaluate findings. • Reflect on learning This toolkit provides clear signposting to additional resources relevant to the planning, implementation and evaluation of TS4TIC. Please note, this toolkit is not a roadmap in becoming a fully trauma-informed organisation. There are many conceptualisations of how organisations may become fully trauma informed. This involves entire system transformation, with change at every level of an organisation.