LIVE Virtual Webinar
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Register HERE – Registration will remain open until the webinar starts

Trauma-Informed Care (TIC) for nurses is an approach to healthcare that recognizes the widespread impact of trauma on patients and integrates that awareness into clinical practice. This webinar will cover introductory concepts of trauma-informed care, including the definition of traumatic events, the history of trauma-informed care, and strategies for nurses to apply informed care principles in their practice.

PRESENTERS:
Vicki Swaney DNP, MSN Ed, RN, Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, 


Mary Theisen, MN, RN, CNL, FNP-BC, APNP, Clinical Instructor, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Bright Beginnings Atwater School

Registration Fee:
WNA Members: FREE – but you must still register to receive the link to join
Non- Members: $15.00

WEBINAR OBJECTIVES:

At the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:

  1. Define a traumatic event and describe how trauma impacts individuals’ physical and emotional health
  2. Identify the core principles and recommendations of Trauma-Informed Care (TIC)
  3. Demonstrate an understanding of TIC Strategies in Nursing Practice and how to integrate these approaches into patient interactions, clinical assessments, and care planning.
  4. Recognize signs of secondary traumatic stress in healthcare providers and implement self-care and resilience-building strategies to sustain trauma-informed nursing practice

DISCLOSURES:

  • Participants must view the recorded presentation and complete the online evaluation by May 7, 2025 to be awarded the 1.0 contact hour.
  • There are no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies on the part of any planners or the presenter of this activity.
  • WNA is the provider of this educational activity.
    Wisconsin Nurses Association is approved with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by Montana Nurses Association, an accredited approver with distinction by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.