An Examination of Trauma-Informed Care Organizational Readiness and Employee Outcomes in Child-Serving Organizations

Trauma-informed care (TIC) research is gradually rising and has been recognized as a supportive and beneficial organizational approach for clients/patients and employees dealing with mental and emotional symptoms due to trauma. The overarching goal of this dissertation is to advance understanding of how trauma-informed care is implemented within child-serving organizations (CSOs) and how different stages of implementation relate to employee well-being. The objectives of the three studies include