Integrating Trauma-Informed Care with Behavior Analytic Service Delivery

IF 1.5 Q3 EDUCATION, SPECIAL

Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders Pub Date : 2025-06-16 DOI:10.1007/s41252-025-00450-4

Lauren Beaulieu

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Abstract

Objectives

This paper aims to provide behavior analysts with a conceptual framework and practical guidance for integrating trauma-informed care (TIC) into behavior analytic service delivery. It addresses common questions raised by practitioners and explores the alignment of TIC principles with ethical and evidence-based behavior analytic practices.

Methods

A narrative review and conceptual analysis were conducted to identify key frameworks, empirical findings, and professional guidelines. Questions focused on how TIC principles (i.e., acknowledging trauma, ensuring safety and trust, promoting choice and shared governance, and emphasizing skill building) can be incorporated into behavior assessment and intervention planning were addressed.

Results

TIC is not inherently embedded in behavior analytic practice but can be implemented through intentional design. Examples include trauma-informed assessment practices, collaborative goal setting, and prioritizing learner assent and well-being. A checklist and examples are provided to support implementation.

Conclusions

TIC offers a proactive framework to enhance behavioral services, especially for individuals exposed to trauma. Although not a treatment for trauma, TIC fosters safe, responsive environments and supports ethical, person-centered care.

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整合创伤知情护理与行为分析服务交付

目的为行为分析专家提供一个将创伤知情护理（TIC）融入行为分析服务的概念框架和实践指导。它解决了从业者提出的常见问题，并探讨了TIC原则与道德和循证行为分析实践的一致性。方法通过叙述性回顾和概念分析来确定关键框架、实证结果和专业指南。讨论了如何将TIC原则（即承认创伤、确保安全和信任、促进选择和共享治理以及强调技能建设）纳入行为评估和干预计划的问题。ResultsTIC并不固有地嵌入在行为分析实践中，但可以通过有意的设计来实现。例子包括创伤知情评估实践，协作目标设定，优先考虑学习者的同意和福祉。提供了一个清单和示例来支持实现。结论stic提供了一个积极主动的框架，以加强行为服务，特别是对暴露于创伤的个体。虽然不是一种创伤治疗，但TIC营造了安全、敏感的环境，并支持道德、以人为本的护理。

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Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders Social Sciences-Social Sciences (miscellaneous)

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2.10

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期刊介绍： Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders publishes high-quality research in the broad area of neurodevelopmental disorders across the lifespan. Study participants may include individuals with:Intellectual and developmental disabilitiesGlobal developmental delayCommunication disordersLanguage disordersSpeech sound disordersChildhood-onset fluency disorders (e.g., stuttering)Social (e.g., pragmatic) communication disordersUnspecified communication disordersAutism spectrum disorder (ASD)Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), specified and unspecifiedSpecific learning disordersMotor disordersDevelopmental coordination disordersStereotypic movement disorderTic disorders, specified and unspecifiedOther neurodevelopmental disorders, specified and unspecifiedPapers may also include studies of participants with neurodegenerative disorders that lead to a decline in intellectual functioning, including Alzheimer’s disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, vascular dementia, Lewy body dementia, frontotemporal dementia, corticobasal degeneration, Huntington’s disease, and progressive supranuclear palsy. The journal includes empirical, theoretical and review papers on a large variety of issues, populations, and domains, including but not limited to: diagnosis; incidence and prevalence; and educational, pharmacological, behavioral and cognitive behavioral, mindfulness, and psychosocial interventions across the life span. Animal models of basic research that inform the understanding and treatment of neurodevelopmental disorders are also welcomed. The journal is multidisciplinary and multi-theoretical, and encourages research from multiple specialties in the social sciences using quantitative and mixed-method research methodologies.