ABSTRACT

This article evaluates the feasibility, acceptability and initial outcomes of an innovative organizational intervention (EQ2: Empowering Direct Care Staff to Build Trauma-Responsive Communities for Youth). EQ2 is a psychoeducational training designed to build staff effectiveness in agencies that serve at-risk, trauma-impacted youth, particularly those youth involved in the child welfare and/or juvenile justice systems. EQ2 incorporates principles of trauma-informed care, mindfulness and restorative justice practices to help staff members to develop their own social and emotional regulation skills so that they can effectively model and co-regulate with youth, thereby contributing to the development of trauma-sensitive environments. Thirty-one staff members from four diverse youth-serving agencies participated in the six-session intervention delivered on-site at their programs. Preliminary results indicate that participating staff members perceived the intervention as: 1) increasing their understanding of the impact of trauma on youth behavior; 2) providing them with practical skills to proactively de-escalate crisis situations; and, 3) helping them to feel more effective in their professional roles. The data suggest that EQ2 is a promising intervention that can support positive outcomes for youth and staff, particularly in under-resourced communities.

摘要

本文评估了创新组织干预（EQ2：授权直接护理人员为青年建立创伤响应社区）的可行性、可接受性和初步结果。EQ2 是一项心理教育培训，旨在提高为处于危险中、受创伤影响的青少年，特别是参与儿童福利和/或少年司法系统的青少年提供服务的机构的员工效率。EQ2 结合了创伤知情护理、正念和恢复性正义实践的原则，帮助员工发展自己的社交和情绪调节技能，以便他们能够有效地模仿和与青少年共同调节，从而促进创伤敏感环境的发展. 来自四个不同青年服务机构的 31 名工作人员参加了在他们的项目中现场提供的六次干预。初步结果表明，参与的工作人员认为干预是：1) 增加他们对创伤对青年行为影响的理解；2) 为他们提供实用技能，以主动降低危机局势；并且，3) 帮助他们在他们的专业角色中感觉更有效。数据表明，EQ2 是一种很有前景的干预措施，可以支持青年和员工取得积极成果，尤其是在资源贫乏社区。2) 为他们提供实用技能，以主动降低危机局势；并且，3) 帮助他们在他们的专业角色中感觉更有效。数据表明，EQ2 是一种很有前景的干预措施，可以支持青年和员工取得积极成果，尤其是在资源贫乏社区。2) 为他们提供实用技能，以主动降低危机情况；并且，3) 帮助他们在他们的专业角色中感觉更有效。数据表明，EQ2 是一种很有前景的干预措施，可以支持青年和员工取得积极成果，尤其是在资源贫乏社区。