Scaling Trauma-Informed Care

The CCC is excited to announce a new in-person training, Scaling Trauma-Informed Care in Rural Health: A Training for Frontline Health & Helping Professionals, the morning of December 9, 2024, at Cobscook Institute in Trescott, with an additional session in the afternoon for D-PHI partners who will be engaging on the TCI platform with the D-PHI screening tools.

Dr. Jordan Porter is the series presenter, a thought leader, educator, and advocate for trauma-informed, shame-resilient care. Born and raised in Downeast Maine, Jordan has witnessed firsthand the quiet strength and unique challenges of Washington County. With experience on the front lines of rural health, he created Maine’s first trauma-informed, shame-resilient, primary care-based addiction treatment program in Machias. Jordan believes healing isn’t just about medicine—it’s about creating spaces where people feel truly seen, heard, and valued. At the University of Maine, he teaches future nurses how to bridge science with humanity, leading with compassion and connection. Now, he’s bringing the heart of his work to frontline health workers, guiding you to make a lasting impact in the rural communities you serve.

This training isn’t just a set of skills—it’s a journey that brings you closer to understanding the heart of trauma-informed care, compassion, and community connection. 

Morning Session outline for all CCC Partners (10 am — 12:30 pm):

Foundations of Trauma-Informed Care for Rural Communities:  Our journey begins here, with the essentials of trauma-informed care. Trauma doesn’t just happen to individuals; it affects whole communities, especially those facing poverty, food insecurity, or the lingering effects of historical events. In this session, you’ll explore how trauma shapes behavior, relationships, and health outcomes. Through practical examples and discussions, you’ll begin to see how recognizing and addressing trauma in your everyday interactions can lay the groundwork for healing. By the end of this session, you’ll understand trauma not as a label, but as a lens—a way of seeing the world with greater empathy and compassion. 

The Language of Shared Human Emotion and Experiences: This is where we go deeper. Many believe that empathy can’t be taught, but research—and lived experience—shows it can. Empathy is a skill that can be developed, practiced, and even measured. In this session, we’ll explore how emotional granularity (the ability to understand and distinguish between emotions) and emotional agility (the skill to adapt in emotional situations) can transform your work. You’ll learn how managing emotional health can strengthen relationships and foster resilience, and why this understanding is a proactive approach to preventing addiction, crime, and disconnection. We’ll tackle the reality of shame—its quiet, insidious impact—and explore how understanding shame’s effects can help you foster meaningful connections with those you serve. This session isn’t about perfection; it’s about learning to show up for people in ways that honor their humanity and reflect your own.  

Afternoon Session for D-PHI Partners Only (1:30 — 3:30 pm)

Using the TCI Platform for Compassionate, Trauma-Informed Care Coordination: In this additional session we’ll walk through the entire TCI platform, guiding you step-by-step from an initial screening with the distress thermometer all the way to providing meaningful, trauma-sensitive support. You’ll learn how to use trauma-informed language and practices that build trust, addressing core social, emotional, and environmental challenges in a way that truly meets people where they are. This session is dedicated to real-world application—giving you the tools to coordinate care sustainably, including essential billing and coding practices. By the end, you’ll have a solid, working knowledge of the platform and the confidence to guide each patient from distress to support, one compassionate step at a time.  

Why This Training is Different: This training is a commitment to seeing and supporting each other in ways that matter. You’ll leave with tools for trauma-informed care, a language for empathy, and a practical system to sustain your work. But perhaps most importantly, you’ll leave with a renewed understanding of what it means to connect and heal.

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