Trauma-informed care training
Trauma-informed care training is a mandatory requirement due by May 31 when Trauma Informed Training Required indicates ‘Yes’ in your Member’s Centre Continuing Competence CC Summary. Training that is completed and submitted to the CCOA will expire in the third continuing competence cycle from when it was completed. This is a re-occurring requirement due every three years.
CC credits will be awarded for the completion of this course once per renewal year with the submission of the certificate, or confirmation of completion to the CCOA.
Trauma-informed Training is required under the Health Professions Act. This training is in consideration of patients that are dealing with a history of trauma.
New training format
The Trauma-informed Care Training is an online self-directed assessment (open text book format) with approximately 52 questions. It focuses on the significant importance of professional boundaries to trauma-informed care. It is a mandatory requirement due by May 31 when Trauma Informed Training Required indicates ‘Yes’ in your Member’s Centre Continuing Competence CC Summary.
How to complete your requirement
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The CCOA has developed specific resources and tools for regulated members on professional boundaries, shown in the resources section below. They should be reviewed and accessible prior to starting the assessment.
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Take the Assessment (CCOA Trauma-Informed Care and Professional Boundaries Awareness and Implementation Assessment).
Note:
- A grade of 100% is required.
The value of Trauma-informed Care training
Trauma-informed care recognizes that many of the patients that chiropractors provide care for will have a non-disclosed history of trauma. Professional boundaries create clarity in the chiropractor-patient relationship and protect patients. Chiropractors who establish and maintain clear professional boundaries do so to the benefit of themselves and their patients. When professional boundaries are not clear the risk of harm to patients including trauma from unprofessional conduct is elevated.
Competency in trauma-informed care is not a one-time effort. Similar to all professional competence, the skills, attributes, knowledge, understanding and application of trauma-informed care and professional boundaries should continue to progress throughout the professional career span of a practitioner.
Resources and documents
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