In this op-ed, Rev. Dr. Frederick J. Streets, senior pastor of the Dixwell Congregational United Church of Christ and a licensed clinical social worker in New Haven, CT, defines a trauma-informed ministry. Here are two of the six aspects:
ā¢ A trauma informed ministry is one by which religious care providers representing all religious traditions have a basic understanding of the nature of trauma and how it may impact the overall quality of life of the person or persons who has been traumatized by a life event and the impact of that trauma on their relationships with other people and their understanding of God and spirituality.
ā¢ A trauma informed ministry aims to increase the skills of coping with or reducing the stress that can otherwise lead the sufferer to feel that they can no longer manage or prevent their traumatic and post traumatic experience from destroying them.
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