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E-Poster

Clinical Practice

Importance of Trauma-Informed Framework for Social Workers in Burn Centers and the Community

Friday, October 25, 2024
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM CT
Location: KC Convention Center, Poster 5A
Burn injuries can lead to a cascade of emotional and psychological challenges, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, anxiety, and a diminished sense of self-worth. Trauma-informed social work recognizes that burn survivors may have experienced trauma not only during the incident itself but also throughout their treatment and recovery journey.

Learning Objectives:

  1. As a result of attending this presentation, participants will: 1. Learn about the psychosocial impact of traumatic burn injuries and be cognizant about burn care utilizing a trauma-informed lens.
  2. As a result of attending this presentation, participants will: 2. Learn about the needs of burn patients post-discharge and also of the challenges of social reintegration for survivors is traumatic burn injuries.
  3. As a result of attending this presentation, participants will: 3. Learn about the need to increase impact of community-based behavioral health services for burn survivors and their family system.