Trauma-informed care is comprised of which core principles?

• A. Acknowledge trauma has an impact; facilitates healing; prevent re-traumatizing.
• B. Emphasize pharmacological treatment; environmental factors ignored; punitive measures.
• C. Focus on task performance only; disregard trauma history.
• D. None of the above.

Answer: (A)

Trauma-informed care centers on recognizing that trauma affects many people and shapes how they respond to care. The best choice reflects three essential aims: acknowledge the impact of trauma, support healing, and prevent re-traumatization by creating a safe, empowering, and collaborative care experience. This aligns with the core approach in trauma-informed practice, which emphasizes safety, trust, and empowerment in OT settings. The other options conflict with this approach by prioritizing pharmacological treatment alone and ignoring environmental or relational factors, promoting punitive responses, or focusing only on tasks without considering trauma history.