Introduction to the Trauma-informed Design Framework

Employ the principles of Trauma-informed Design to create physical spaces that promote safety, resilience, and healing


Continuing Education Approvals
  • 1.5 IDCEC CEU | HSW | CC-123582-1000
  • 1.5 AIA LU | HSW | ASIDIntroTiD (AIA Members: Please contact education@asid.org to have your completion reported or add your AIA Member number to your ASID account profile.)

Description

Our physical environment can impact our emotions and behaviors, both negatively and positively, increasing or reducing our stress levels. The spaces in which we live and receive services can communicate safety and promote supportive relationships, or they can reinforce lack of dignity and agency. The experience of unsafe, non-supportive spaces is further intensified for individuals who have experienced trauma. This course will examine how interior design practitioners can employ the principles of Trauma-informed Design (TiD) to create physical spaces that promote safety, resilience, and healing. You will be introduced to the current understanding of trauma, how trauma can impact people, and learn about the three spheres and 11 domains of the TiD Framework. 

What You Will Learn

  • Define trauma. 
  • Identify the key principles of a trauma-informed approach. 
  • Discuss the importance of identifying and mitigating stressors in the built environment. 
  • Delineate the three spheres and 11 domains of Trauma-informed Design. 
  • Find further Trauma-informed Design resources. 


Access Period: Six months after date of registration.

ASID LIMITED EDITION & EXCLUSIVE CEU COURSE 

ASID forges a new educational partnership with the Trauma-informed Design Society (TiD Society)

We are proud to offer this unique learning opportunity to our members and Design Learning users. Trauma-informed design is a specific methodology supported by research and science to create spaces for people experiencing different forms of trauma. The TiD Society has developed a complete educational program for designers to develop their skills as trauma-informed design practitioners. ASID is the only interior design organization offering this course, with two more to come later this year. 

Please take advantage of this learning opportunity to enhance your design toolkit for future clients. 

Watch the video to learn more about this exclusive partnership:

Christine Cowart, MA, CTP

Co-Founder, Chief Operations Officer

Trauma-informed Design Society

Christine Cowart is a dually certified trauma professional who has built a career in the human services field, with a focus on criminal justice and family services policy. Her personal and professional experiences have led her to develop an in-depth understanding of trauma, its possible effects, and what can be done to change the story. She founded Cowart Trauma-informed Partnership to help others implement trauma-informed practices and has been working to merge trauma-informed care with design since 2020. She co-founded the Trauma-informed Design Society in 2021 and is a faculty member at the Boston Architectural College (BAC), where she teaches Trauma-informed Design. 

Janet E. Roche, MDS, CAPS

Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer

Trauma-informed Design Society

As a Master of Design for Human Health from the Boston Architectural College, Janet Roche is a faculty member teaching Trauma-informed Design and Biophilia.  She has also taught Environmental Health and Human Conditions + Design.  As the CEO of both the Trauma-informed Design Society and Janet Roche Designs, she leads in the field of health and wellness design. 

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