Culture, Trauma, and Healing: A Conversation with Texas Muslim Women’s Foundation

In our work, we recognize that cultural-responsiveness and trauma-informedness are not end goals, but a continuous process of learning and adapting our advocacy to best meet the layered and changing needs of survivors. We also know that these practices don’t end at advocate-client interactions, but must encompass all aspects of an organization, from to staff and Board wellness to physical space.  

This conversation with Mona Kafeel from Texas Muslim Women’s Foundation looked at creating a model for strengths-based advocacy grounded on and understanding of individual, vicarious, generational, and collective trauma. Mona discussed how the Trauma-Informed Care Assessment Tool, the Survivor Well-Being Questionnaire, and other practical tools developed by TMWF can be used to assess your organization for gaps in trauma-informedness and to identify better organizational policies.

We strongly suggested that participants review the report, From the Roots of Trauma to the Flowering of Trauma-Informed Care, and especially the evaluation tools and implementation plan contained within the appendix, prior to joining the webinar.