Section 702.701 - What Is Trauma and Trauma-Informed Care?(a) Trauma results from an event, series of events, or set of circumstances experienced by an individual as physically or emotionally harmful or life-threatening with lasting adverse effects on the individual's functioning or the individual's mental, physical, social, emotional, or spiritual well-being.(b) An individual, program, organization, or system that is trauma-informed fully integrates knowledge about trauma into policies, procedures, and practices by:(1) Realizing the widespread impact of trauma, understanding potential paths for recovery, and acknowledging the compounding impact of structural inequities related to culture, history, race, gender, identity, locale, and language;(2) Recognizing the signs and symptoms of trauma in clients, families, staff, and others involved with the system;(3) Maximizing physical and psychological safety and responding to the impact of structural inequities on individuals and communities;(4) Building healthy, trusting relationships that create mutuality among children, families, caregivers, and professionals at an individual and organizational level; and(5) Striving to avoid re-traumatization.40 Tex. Admin. Code § 702.701
Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 46, Number 05, January 29, 2021, TexReg 0841, eff. 2/3/2021