Our Values

As the Community Alliance for Trauma Informed Care, we believe that showing up with COMPASSION and AUTHENTICITY helps us achieve our goals.

We will actively create a sense of BELONGING by:

Inviting one another into our spaces (both the physical/virtual room and the work)
Creating room for openness and trust
Acknowledging and celebrating differences and diversity (gender, race, orientation, history, experience, education, etc.)
Welcoming one another into the conversation and listening to understand

We will actively create a sense a SAFETY for another by:

Honoring our personal (regulation) needs first
Offering ample space for all ideas, opinions, and bodies
Creating predictable environments (letting others know what to expect and offering time to prepare)
Allowing for autonomy and choice
Acknowledging our biases, asking questions, and holding our judgments when not helpful
Maintaining confidentiality
Providing opportunities everyone to be active in sharing (by using a variety of methods) AND active in their listening, silence, and reflection
Celebrating with one another and amplifying the good through laughter and fun

We will uplift one another’s BOUNDARIES by:

Honoring, accepting, and encouraging one another’s “no” without question, because we know that this tender work requires both energy and rest.
Respecting each other’s time and actively encouraging balance (health, family, and staff take priority)

We will practice the hard work of HOPE, by: