Trauma-informed care (TIC), which considers the abuse and neglect experienced by looked-after children, is widely used in social work and is expected to lead to effective support.
But this practice “is rarely leading to treatments shown to reduce trauma, which was the original purpose,” according to the Early Intervention Foundation, which has published a study on TIC that includes a survey of social workers.
“Our study observed that trauma-informed care led to evidence-based treatments in only two instances,” says the EIF.
“More often, TIC activities were offered alongside social work practices that had a less established evidence base.”
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