POLICY

It is the policy of GoForth Recovery. to promote and ensure a safe environment for all who enter our building (staff, persons served, community members, guests, and stake holders) that is reflective of the five pillars of Trauma-Informed Care (TIC), and is void of actions, images, attitudes, etc. that may traumatize or re-traumatize an individual.

The five pillars of TIC are:

1. Safety: Ensuring physical and emotional safety
2. Trustworthiness: Maximizing trustworthiness, making tasks clear, and maintaining appropriate boundaries
3. Choice: Prioritizing consumer choice and control
4. Collaboration: Maximizing collaboration and sharing of power with consumers
5. Empowerment: Prioritizing consumer empowerment and skill-building

PURPOSE

To ensure safety of clients, visitors, staff within the facility and to promote a healthy environment that includes Trauma-Informed Care tenants.  All GoForth Recovery staff will adhere to the following to create an environment that reflects the five pillars of Trauma Informed Care (TIC):

1. Participate in ACES training annually
2. Treat everyone with respect and dignity
3. Show empathy and care
4. Use active listening techniques
5. Set boundaries, in a gentle and respectful manner
6. Be honest
7. Do not make promises or give guarantees that cannot be kept
8. Give individuals as much choice as possible
9. Ask for client/staff feedback regarding existing programs as well as others that may be helpful
10. Prospective candidates for employment will be asked about their knowledge of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) during the interview process