Reply to "Hi All, I am not saying I agree/support this view-point, but wondered what other people's thoughts were on this article."

Darby PenneyMember

I think routine screening for trauma is generally a bad idea and is not trauma-informed. These are sensitive and potentially distressing questions that should only be asked in the context of an on-going relationship with a provider. To be asked these questions at intake by a stranger can not only be distressing, it can make people hesitant to answer honestly. I spent time a trauma-informed women's prison where, rather than screen for trauma, they gave everyone factual information about trauma and its impact as part of orientation. So women were provided with meaningful information and, if they felt it applied to them, they could chose to disclose when and if it felt safe. I think that's a trauma-informed way of handling it.

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