What is the agency/program already doing well with regard to implementing a trauma-informed and human rights (TI-HR) approach?

To complete this assignment, students are expected to assess the aspects of a trauma informed and human rights perspective(s) within a selected organization, such as a
human service agency, school, hospital, etc. Students are encouraged to assess their
current field placement or organization where they work. (I work for SASI)

The purpose of this assignment is to explore and describe the extent to which the
activities of an agency or program are consistent with five guiding values/principles of
trauma-informed practice: safety, trustworthiness, choice, collaboration, and
empowerment, as well as utilize a human rights perspective.

This assignment includes
two parts:

PART 1: PROGRAM ASSESSMENT
The focus of the first part of your paper will be a written assessment of your perspective
on how the trauma-informed and human rights perspective is operationalized within the
agency. The program assessment will include:

Introduction: Describe the agency or program that you have assessed, the
client/patient/student population that is served and the nature of social work practice in
this setting. Using professional literature, describe the nature of the issues faced by the
target population of individuals who utilize services from the type of agency or program
you are assessing. Pay particular attention to the interrelationship between trauma and
human rights in this population.

5 Guiding Values/Principles of Trauma-Informed Practice: Using Harris and Fallot’s
Creating Cultures of Trauma- Informed Care and one additional organizational
assessment tool of your choice, discuss to what extent the agency or program ensures the following for both
clients/patients/students AND staff/the workforce: (USE THE BULLETED POINTS IN THE FILES DOWN BELOW; Harris & Fallot’s Creating Cultures of Trauma-Informed Care & Guidelines and
standards of Practice for Trauma Informed Care March)
• Safety (physical/emotional)
• Trustworthiness
• Choice
• Collaboration
• Empowerment

Human Rights: To what extent do the program’s activities and settings protect the
human rights of clients/patients/students? To what extent do they protect the human
rights of staff/the workforce? Be specific and address the human rights issues you
discussed in your introduction.

PART 2: INTERPRETATION & RECOMMENDATIONS
The focus of the second part of the paper will be interpreting and discussing your
assessment findings. Please consider both a focus on client/patient/student AND
staff/workforce levels when include the following:

• What is the agency/program already doing well with regard to implementing a
trauma-informed and human rights (TI-HR) approach?
• What are the challenges faced by this agency/program in responding to the target
population in a way that utilizes a. TI-HR approach? What do you see as the
reason for these challenges (be sure to utilize a what happened versus what’s
wrong lens here)?
• What recommendations would you make to strengthen its TI-HR approach? What
are some small next steps they could consider? What resources would be needed?
• Who would you approach in the agency/program, and how would you frame your
recommendations

Expectations:
• Written in APA format and utilize a minimum of 10 professional references. (Scholarly Articles/Peer reviewed)
• Be 18 double-spaced pages in length (excluding title &
reference pages).

DETAILS ABOUT PAPER
The Human Services Agency I have chosen is SASI (Suburban Adult Services Inc) Use the Website below for information on the paper
Website: https://www.sasinc.org/
Organizational Tools that need to be used: Harris & Fallot’s Creating Cultures of Trauma-Informed Care & Guidelines and
standards of Practice for Trauma Informed Care March
When using the two tools down below in the file section, please use a few of the bulleted points to prove your point

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