Trauma Informed Care: Supervisor Series Part 3 Quiz

1. A supervisor has a basket of chocolates on her desk, and an open door policy. She makes the time to check in with her staff and to chat informally. If she is feeling out of sorts and irritable because of something happening in her personal life, she lets staff know that her mood is not related to anything they are doing. This is an example of:

a) The supervisor's poor boundaries
b) The supervisor trying to make friends with her staff
c) The supervisor establishing a safe and supportive trauma informed work environment
d) The supervisor's lack of awareness of trauma informed care

2. Ways that supervisors can support the importance of everyone’s role in the implementation of a trauma informed workplace include

a) Utilizing traditional Native values
b) Having awareness of complex trauma and its effect on patients, staff, and community members
c) Noticing and appreciating staff's contributions to the functioning of the workplace
d) All of the above

3. Traumatized populations can trigger staff to act angrily or dismissively or become afraid to work with certain patients.

a) True
b) False

4. The following is true about trauma informed supervision:

a) It is important for supervisors to know their own triggers
b) It is not normal for the same issues to come up in supervision that come up in therapy
c) Supervisors should encourage their supervisees to tell them everything about their personal lives
d) If a supervisee becomes triggered by a patient the supervisor should automatically reassign the patient to a different therapist

5. Compassion fatigue when working with traumatized populations refers to:

a) Feeling tired after working with traumatized patients
b) Reduced ability to feel empathy with traumatized patients
c) A way that stress can permeate the work environment
d) The need to feel compassion for traumatized patients