Crisis Work Requires a Trauma-Informed Approach

A trauma-informed approach to crisis work is no longer an option. Laurie Barkin, who worked in psychiatry and crisis work for 22 years as a staff nurse, head nurse, educator, and psych liaison nurse, tells this story: “Many years ago, when I was working on an in-patient psychiatric unit, one of our patients was a woman in her 30s who cut herself frequently. At the time, “Marjorie” carried the pejorative label “Borderline Personality Disorder.” These days she would be given the diagnosis of a person afflicted with Complex PTSD. Back then, we hadn’t figured out that many of our BPD patients had been sexually abused as children, their symptoms reflecting the horrors of their traumas. On many occasions, Marjorie’s behavior escalated into yelling and

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