Trauma Informed Care
During New York's first federal CFSR and program improvement plan, there was recognition of the risk associated with models of residential care that focused on controlling children's behavior, rather than enhancing skills for self regulation and control. Interventions that were intended to control and direct the behavior of young people were found to have unintended consequences, including the potential for injuries and sabotaged treatment gains. The framework of trauma informed practice was identified as a mechanism to move residential care to a more collaborative, therapeutic and relationship driven modality. New York is committed to the continued expansion of trauma informed practice as a means to reduce and prevent abuse or maltreatment, as well as to reduce physical restraints in residential foster care settings.