Community Trauma Assessment

Instructions

1. Select a recent crisis event that occurred in your local area. Briefly (1 paragraph) describe the event.

The event should be a DSM-type of traumatic event that occurred in your local community. This could include, but is not limited to: natural disasters, mass shootings, terrorist attacks, or the death of a local figure that greatly impacted the community. Community Trauma Assessment

The event must have occurred in your local community and in your lifetime when you were old enough to witness the impact that the event had on the community.

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2. Use the following questions to reflect on the event, approximately one paragraph per section:

Reaction – What was the community’s reaction to the event? Or, did you see strong reactions in individuals?

Source – What was the source of that reaction? Why was it so difficult?

Implications – What did this mean for the individual or the community?

3. Develop a plan for intervention. As a PMHNP, what could you do to positively affect this situation, at the individual and community level?

Your plan should include ground-level interventions that the PMHNP could perform in the weeks following the traumatic event. Will you offer therapy or support groups? Education? Is there a specific program that you would start to relieve the immediate needs following the event? Volunteer with disaster relief?

This is NOT a paper on social issues or policy change. Although these are VERY important issues, the purpose of this paper is to focus on the immediate needs after a crisis or disaster.

4. Total assignment should be 1-2 pages in essay format. Cite references as needed, but not required.
5. APA format is expected. This means cover page, running head, and references appropriately cited if used. 20% (1 pt) will be deducted if APA format is not used.

Community Trauma Assessment