Trauma-informed Care Vs. Trauma Aware Care

Trauma-Informed Care vs. Trauma-Aware Care: What Are We Doing Wrong? Is our approach to trauma-informed care missing the mark? For years, organizations have adopted trauma-informed care (TIC) as the gold standard for supporting individuals with lived experiences of trauma, addiction, and mental health challenges. But despite widespread training and policy shifts, many frontline professionals, caregivers, and service providers still struggle to create truly safe, healing-centered environments. In Trauma-Informed Care vs. Trauma-Aware Care: What Are We Doing Wrong?, behavioral health expert Fawn Preston, with 20 years of experience in trauma-responsive systems, challenges the traditional checklist-based approach to TIC and advocates for a deeper, more relational, nervous-system-informed practice-trauma-aware care. This book explores: ✔ The missing pieces in trauma-informed care-why knowledge alone isn't enough ✔ The neuroscience of trauma and connection-how co-regulation builds safety ✔ Practical strategies for a trauma-aware approach-beyond policies and procedures ✔ How to move from a reactive to a responsive model in mental health, healthcare, education, and crisis support ✔ Real-world examples of what works (and what doesn't) when supporting trauma survivors Perfect for: -Mental health professionals, social workers, and peer support specialists -Healthcare providers, first responders, and crisis teams -Educators and school counselors -Anyone working in behavioral health, addiction recovery, or community care If you've ever felt frustrated by the limitations of trauma-informed care in practice, this book offers a compassionate, science-backed, and experience-driven approach to doing better.