--- title: Traumatic Stress Institute Blog (3) description: (3) --- [![Traumatic Stress Institute](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/hs-fs/hubfs/tsi-logo-transparent-sm-3.png?width=1500&height=329&name=tsi-logo-transparent-sm-3.png "Traumatic Stress Institute")](https://traumaticstressinstitute.org/) - [About](https://www.traumaticstressinstitute.org/about-2/) - [Vision - Mission - Values](https://www.traumaticstressinstitute.org/about-2/mission/) - [Traumatic Stress Institute Staff](https://www.traumaticstressinstitute.org/about-2/staff/) - [TSI Faculty Trainers](https://www.traumaticstressinstitute.org/about-2/rc-faculty-trainers/) - [Sidran](https://www.traumaticstressinstitute.org/sidran-redirect/) - [History of Traumatic Stress Institute](https://www.traumaticstressinstitute.org/about-2/company-history/) - [Klingberg Family Centers](https://www.traumaticstressinstitute.org/about-2/klingberg-family-centers/) - [Careers](https://www.traumaticstressinstitute.org/careers/) - [Trauma-Informed Care](https://www.traumaticstressinstitute.org/what-is-trauma-informed-care/) - [What Is Trauma Informed Care?](https://www.traumaticstressinstitute.org/what-is-trauma-informed-care/) - [Trauma-Informed Care for Organizations](https://www.traumaticstressinstitute.org/trauma-informed-care-for-organizations/) - Risking Connection - [RC 25th Anniversary](https://www.traumaticstressinstitute.org/rc-25th-anniversary/) - [Risking Connection Change Model to Trauma-Informed Care – Standard](https://www.traumaticstressinstitute.org/services/risking-connection-change-model/) - [IDD Organizations & Systems](https://www.traumaticstressinstitute.org/services/risking-connection-change-model-idd/) - [Current Client Agencies of the Traumatic Stress Institute](https://www.traumaticstressinstitute.org/services/whole-system-transformation-to-trauma-informed-care-tic/agencies-using-rc-as-training-model/) - [Risking Connection® (RC) Training](https://www.traumaticstressinstitute.org/risking-connection-training/) - [Restorative Approach® (RA) Training](https://www.traumaticstressinstitute.org/services/restorative-approach-training/) - [ARTIC Scale](https://www.traumaticstressinstitute.org/the-artic-scale/) - [Training Events](https://traumaticstressinstitute.org/events/) - [Trainers' Corner](https://traumaticstressinstitute.org/trainers-corner/) - [Blog](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog) - [Books](https://www.traumaticstressinstitute.org/books/) - [Helplines](https://www.traumaticstressinstitute.org/hotline-list/) - [Contact](https://traumaticstressinstitute.org/contact/) ### Subscribe to updates ### Categories - [Whole-System Change (54)](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/tag/whole-system-change) - [Measurement & Research (29)](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/tag/measurement-research) - [Mindfulness (24)](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/tag/mindfulness) - [IDD Organizations (11)](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/tag/idd-organizations) - [Crisis Response (8)](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/tag/crisis-response) - [Head Start (8)](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/tag/head-start) - [Insider (1)](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/tag/insider) See all This is a search field with an auto-suggest feature attached. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. ### Recent Posts [![](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/hubfs/Risking%20Connection%202024%20Revision%20Main%20(2).png)](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/free-may-webinar-risking-connection-advancing-trauma-informed-care-and-racial-trauma-healing-0) ## [Free May Webinar - Risking Connection: Advancing Trauma-Informed Care and Racial Trauma Healing](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/free-may-webinar-risking-connection-advancing-trauma-informed-care-and-racial-trauma-healing-0) April 15, 2025 by [John Engel and LaVerne Baker Hotep](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/author/john-engel-and-laverne-baker-hotep) posted in [Whole-System Change](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/topic/whole-system-change) [1 Comment](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/free-may-webinar-risking-connection-advancing-trauma-informed-care-and-racial-trauma-healing-0#comments-listing) For 25 years, Risking Connection has been at the forefront of the trauma-informed care movement and the foundation of the [Traumatic Stress Institute](https://www.traumaticstressinstitute.org/)'s work. Over the past decade, the Risking Connection foundational trauma training has evolved into the [Risking Connection Change Model](https://www.traumaticstressinstitute.org/services/whole-system-transformation-to-trauma-informed-care-tic/), a multi-stage intervention that supports  trauma-informed, organizational culture change. [Read More](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/free-may-webinar-risking-connection-advancing-trauma-informed-care-and-racial-trauma-healing-0) [![](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/hubfs/ARTIC%20Blog%20Title%20Image%20(1).png)](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/encouraging-outcomes-from-a-trauma-informed-care-system-change-initiative) ## [Encouraging Outcomes from a Trauma-Informed Care System Change Initiative](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/encouraging-outcomes-from-a-trauma-informed-care-system-change-initiative) April 9, 2025 by [Steve Brown, PsyD](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/author/steve-brown-psyd) posted in [Measurement & Research](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/topic/measurement-research), [IDD Organizations](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/topic/idd-organizations) [1 Comment](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/encouraging-outcomes-from-a-trauma-informed-care-system-change-initiative#comments-listing) 2024 brought to an end a 19-month initiative by three Connecticut-based Arc organizations to implement systemwide change to trauma-informed care. In contrast to many organizations' approaches to trauma-informed change, [The Arc of Litchfield County](https://www.litchfieldarc.org/), [CCARC](https://www.ccarc.com/), [MidState Arc](https://midstatearc.org/) took to heart the maxim of Dr. Sandra Bloom, one of the grandmothers of the TIC movement: [Read More](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/encouraging-outcomes-from-a-trauma-informed-care-system-change-initiative) [![](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/hubfs/Family%20Ark%20Blog%20Image-1.png)](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/risking-connection-change-model-using-compassion-and-human-kindness-to-be-a-safety-net) ## [Risking Connection Change Model: Using Compassion and Human Kindness to be a Safety Net](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/risking-connection-change-model-using-compassion-and-human-kindness-to-be-a-safety-net) March 20, 2025 by [Vanessa N. Mayers](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/author/vanessa-n-mayers) posted in [Whole-System Change](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/topic/whole-system-change) [0 Comments](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/risking-connection-change-model-using-compassion-and-human-kindness-to-be-a-safety-net#comments-listing) Please meet Bonnie Spencer, Program Office Manager for [Family Ark](https://thefamilyark.org/) in Jeffersonville, Indiana. When Family Ark recently adopted the [Traumatic Stress Institute's](https://www.traumaticstressinstitute.org/) [Risking Connection Change Model](https://www.traumaticstressinstitute.org/services/risking-connection-change-model/), Bonnie was tasked with ordering food and other logistics for the Risking Connection Basic Training late last summer. Prior to the training, she had started reading about what it meant to be trauma-informed and was still unsure of what it actually meant. After participating in the training, she really felt like everything came together and made sense. [Read More](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/risking-connection-change-model-using-compassion-and-human-kindness-to-be-a-safety-net) [![](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/hubfs/Sycamores%20Holding%20Hands%20(1).png)](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/in-the-spotlight-sycamores-utilization-of-the-artic-scale) ## [In the Spotlight: Sycamores' Utilization of the ARTIC Scale](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/in-the-spotlight-sycamores-utilization-of-the-artic-scale) February 19, 2025 by [Tasha Reece, M.S.](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/author/tasha-reece) posted in [Whole-System Change](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/topic/whole-system-change), [Measurement & Research](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/topic/measurement-research) [0 Comments](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/in-the-spotlight-sycamores-utilization-of-the-artic-scale#comments-listing) For nearly 25 years, the [Traumatic Stress Institute](https://www.traumaticstressinstitute.org/about-2/) has been a leader in trauma-informed education, training, and practice, driven by the mission to transform systems and deliver exceptional care to those in need. [Sycamores](https://www.sycamores.org/) is a trusted human services organization with a legacy spanning over 120 years in Southern California, and they share this commitment. Please note: this content was planned prior to the California wildfires. [Read More](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/in-the-spotlight-sycamores-utilization-of-the-artic-scale) [![](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/hubfs/Risking%20Connection%202024%20Revision%20Main%20(2).png)](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/free-february-webinar-risking-connection-advancing-trauma-informed-care-and-racial-trauma-healing) ## [Free February Webinar - Risking Connection: Advancing Trauma-Informed Care and Racial Trauma Healing](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/free-february-webinar-risking-connection-advancing-trauma-informed-care-and-racial-trauma-healing) February 11, 2025 by [John Engel and LaVerne Baker Hotep](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/author/john-engel-and-laverne-baker-hotep) posted in [Whole-System Change](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/topic/whole-system-change) [0 Comments](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/free-february-webinar-risking-connection-advancing-trauma-informed-care-and-racial-trauma-healing#comments-listing) Just two more days to register - join us! For nearly 25 years, Risking Connection has been at the forefront of the trauma-informed care movement. Over the past decade, the Risking Connection foundational trauma training has evolved into the [Risking Connection Change Model](https://www.traumaticstressinstitute.org/services/whole-system-transformation-to-trauma-informed-care-tic/), a multi-stage intervention that supports  trauma-informed, organizational culture change. [Read More](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/free-february-webinar-risking-connection-advancing-trauma-informed-care-and-racial-trauma-healing) [![](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/hubfs/TCCOH%20Logo%202.png)](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/keeping-it-rich-at-the-childrens-center-of-hamden-a-trauma-informed-journey) ## [Keeping it RICH at the Children’s Center of Hamden - A Trauma-Informed Journey](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/keeping-it-rich-at-the-childrens-center-of-hamden-a-trauma-informed-journey) January 30, 2025 by [Tanji L. Donald, M.Ed.](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/author/tanji-l-donald) posted in [Whole-System Change](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/topic/whole-system-change) [0 Comments](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/keeping-it-rich-at-the-childrens-center-of-hamden-a-trauma-informed-journey#comments-listing) [The Traumatic Stress Institute](https://www.traumaticstressinstitute.org/) (TSI) is partnering with the [Children’s Center of Hamden](https://www.childrenscenterhamden.org/) (TCCOH), which has been serving children and families for over 190 years in Hamden, Connecticut. With TSI’s [Risking Connection Change Model](https://www.traumaticstressinstitute.org/services/risking-connection-change-model/) (RCCM), TCCOH is building and sustaining a trauma-informed care (TIC) culture within its entire organization.   [Read More](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/keeping-it-rich-at-the-childrens-center-of-hamden-a-trauma-informed-journey) [![](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/hubfs/Playground%20Hug-1.png)](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/implementing-trauma-informed-care-in-early-head-start/head-start-programs) ## [Implementing Trauma-Informed Care in Early Head Start/Head Start Programs](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/implementing-trauma-informed-care-in-early-head-start/head-start-programs) January 7, 2025 by [Christine Greene](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/author/christine-greene) posted in [Whole-System Change](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/topic/whole-system-change), [Head Start](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/topic/head-start) [2 Comments](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/implementing-trauma-informed-care-in-early-head-start/head-start-programs#comments-listing) At the [Traumatic Stress Institute (TSI)](https://www.traumaticstressinstitute.org/?utm_campaign=2024%20RCCM%20Marketing&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8SA6b8a_WcPNrU3aJc0h9eUw1gjhVaiy92-dztQ-3q681KIb9vO336tX5Rn02z4DbfrX6f) of Klingberg Family Centers, we support Head Start agencies with a whole-system approach to trauma-informed care. TSI believes that Early Head Start/Head Start programs can function as protective factors that buffer and mitigate the effects of childhood adversity and trauma for staff, families, and children, creating conditions where resiliency can flourish. [Read More](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/implementing-trauma-informed-care-in-early-head-start/head-start-programs) [![](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/hubfs/TSI%20Standard%20Blog%20Post%20Pict%20(900x600).png)](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/in-the-spotlight-rc-at-connecticut-arc-agencies) ## [In the Spotlight: Risking Connection at Three Connecticut Arc Agencies](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/in-the-spotlight-rc-at-connecticut-arc-agencies) December 9, 2024 by [Steve Brown, PsyD](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/author/steve-brown-psyd) posted in [Whole-System Change](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/topic/whole-system-change) [0 Comments](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/in-the-spotlight-rc-at-connecticut-arc-agencies#comments-listing)   [Arc of Litchfield County](https://www.litchfieldarc.org/?utm_campaign=Events%20Registration&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8miTfex1ERIo-lKCjZugR2T8fijeLJZAOTf4dJr2fgyAGeFvQrn0o6yCOLH7r_zNGcDABV), [MidState Arc](https://midstatearc.org/?utm_campaign=Events%20Registration&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8miTfex1ERIo-lKCjZugR2T8fijeLJZAOTf4dJr2fgyAGeFvQrn0o6yCOLH7r_zNGcDABV), and [CCARC](https://www.ccarc.com/?utm_campaign=Events%20Registration&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8miTfex1ERIo-lKCjZugR2T8fijeLJZAOTf4dJr2fgyAGeFvQrn0o6yCOLH7r_zNGcDABV) began their Risking Connection journey in late 2022 as a Learning Collaborative. TSI Director, Steve Brown, presented panels at two national conferences this fall about the TIC IDD Learning Collaborative work these three amazing Connecticut-based Arc organizations have done. [Read More](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/in-the-spotlight-rc-at-connecticut-arc-agencies) [![](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/hubfs/transform%20stress%20book%20cover%20v2.png)](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/transforming-stress-crisis-and-trauma-through-creativity) ## [Transform Stress, Crisis, and Trauma through Creativity](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/transforming-stress-crisis-and-trauma-through-creativity) November 18, 2024 by [Anita B. Rankin, MA, ATR, CPT, and Mary Michola Fibich, MA, ATR](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/author/anita-b-rankin-ma-atr-cpt-and-mary-michola-fibich-ma-atr) posted in [Insider](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/topic/insider), [Mindfulness](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/topic/mindfulness) [2 Comments](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/transforming-stress-crisis-and-trauma-through-creativity#comments-listing) We are thrilled to announce that our new workbook, *Transform Stress, Crisis and Trauma through Creativity: An Art Therapy and Writing Workbook to Activate Wellness Strategies,* is being published by the Traumatic Stress Institute/Sidran Press. [Read More](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/transforming-stress-crisis-and-trauma-through-creativity) [![](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/hubfs/RC%20General%20-%20Publicity.png)](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/risking-connection-advancing-trauma-informed-care-and-racial-trauma-healing) ## [Free Webinar - Risking Connection: Advancing Trauma-Informed Care and Racial Trauma Healing](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/risking-connection-advancing-trauma-informed-care-and-racial-trauma-healing) November 8, 2024 by [John Engel and LaVerne Baker Hotep](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/author/john-engel-and-laverne-baker-hotep) posted in [Whole-System Change](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/topic/whole-system-change) [0 Comments](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/risking-connection-advancing-trauma-informed-care-and-racial-trauma-healing#comments-listing) For nearly 25 years, Risking Connection has been at the forefront of the trauma-informed care movement. Over the past decade, the Risking Connection foundational trauma training has evolved into the [Risking Connection Change Model](https://www.traumaticstressinstitute.org/services/whole-system-transformation-to-trauma-informed-care-tic/), a multi-stage intervention that supports  trauma-informed, organizational culture change. In recent years, our hearts and minds have grown to embrace a more socially just view of the world. Now, we are pleased to announce the Risking Connection Change Model advances the beliefs that racism and trauma are inseparable and that healing racial trauma is an integral part of being trauma-informed.  [Read More](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/risking-connection-advancing-trauma-informed-care-and-racial-trauma-healing) [Prev](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/page/2) [All posts](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/all) [Next](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/page/4) Copyright 2026 | Traumatic Stress Institute