#116- PTSD and Trauma Informed Care Among Older Adults

2025-02-18

Up to 90% of older adults have experienced trauma, yet their needs are often overlooked. Learn the essentials of trauma-informed care and how to foster healing and resilience.Trauma-informed care is essential for supporting older adults across healthcare, mental health, and social service settings.In this episode, we explore: ✅ The difference between trauma treatment and Trauma Informed Care✅ The three E’s of trauma: Events, Experience, and Effects✅ The impact of trauma across the lifespan, from adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) t...

Up to 90% of older adults have experienced trauma, yet their needs are often overlooked. Learn the essentials of trauma-informed care and how to foster healing and resilience.

Trauma-informed care is essential for supporting older adults across healthcare, mental health, and social service settings.

In this episode, we explore:

✅ The difference between trauma treatment and Trauma Informed Care
✅ The three E’s of trauma: Events, Experience, and Effects
✅ The impact of trauma across the lifespan, from adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) to end of life.
✅ The connection between PTSD, aging, and medical trauma
✅ The four R’s of trauma-informed care
✅ How culturally inclusive trauma-informed care improves outcomes for older adults and healthcare teams

Click here to Get your free Trauma-Informed Care Guide

Click here to get access all of the resources and references mentioned in this episode

Have a topic idea? Send us a text.

PROFESSIONALS: Grab your free guide to working with older adults here

Attention Social Workers, Therapists, Counselors, Psychologists, Aging Life Care Experts... Click here to get Continuing Education Credits

Comments (3)