Thanks to funding provided by the Jewish Heritage Fund, Bounce has spent the past three years working closely with Boys and Girls Haven, Seven Counties Services’ Bellewood/Brooklawn, and St. Joseph Children’s Home to implement evidence-based, trauma-informed care training models that would support the agencies’ in their journeys to become trauma-informed organizations.

The Bounce program at these three agencies included Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and trauma-informed care education and training for all staff, comprehensive evaluation of each agency in order to collect baseline data, review strengths and areas for growth, and develop action plans, train-the-trainer programs that allowed for increased sustainability within each agency, and opportunities to collaborate with peers from other agencies.

Some of the many achievements during this project include:

  • Staff from all three agencies were trained in Bounce’s two foundation trainings, Bounce 101: Intro to ACEs and Trauma-Informed Care and Bounce 102: Building Resilience
  • 35 staff members are Bounce Certified Trainers through the Bounce University: Train-the-Trainer program
  • Opportunities for staff to learn from one another through four different Learning Collaborative convenings.
  • The development of Bounce’s Racial Trauma and Healing training that was provided to 38 agency staff
  • The development of a new training module aimed at self-care and mindfulness for youth, which was provided to 35 youth within the agencies
  • The creation and evaluation of four additional training modules that directly addressed the needs and goals of the agencies related to their QRTP status and their continued journeys to become trauma-informed providers:
    • Trauma-Informed Supervision
    • Trauma-Informed De-Escalation
    • Trauma-Informed Treatment Planning
    • Trauma-Informed Progress Notes
  • 16 agency staff trained to provide the newly developed QRTP curriculum
  • Opportunities to utilize youth voice in the creation and implementation of trainings and action plans through regular youth focus groups
  • The development of online, self-paced modules that allow flexibility for staff at both agencies to complete required trauma-informed care trainings

The Bounce Coalition appreciates the support of the Jewish Heritage Fund and looks forward to the impact this project will have on the children and families these organizations serve in the Louisville community.