C. Trauma-Informed Child Welfare System

40 Tex. Admin. Code § 702.701(b) defines Trauma-informed as:

An individual, program, organization, or system that is trauma-informed fully integrates knowledge about trauma into policies, procedures, and practices by:

•   Realizing the widespread impact of trauma, understanding potential paths for recovery, and acknowledging the compounding impact of structural inequities related to culture, history, race, gender, identity, locale, and language;

•   Recognizing the signs and symptoms of trauma in clients, families, staff, and others involved with the system;

•   Maximizing physical and psychological safety and responding to the impact of structural inequities on individuals and communities;

•   Building healthy, trusting relationships that create mutuality among children, families, caregivers, and professionals at an individual and organizational level; and

•   Striving to avoid re-traumatization.