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TIC Provider Survey

Trauma-informed Care Provider Survey

The Trauma-Informed Care Provider Survey (TIC Provider Survey) can help to gauge healthcare professionals' knowledge, opinions, confidence, and current practices with regard to trauma-informed healthcare.  The survey can be used in training, clinical / quality improvement efforts, or in research.

The TIC Provider Survey was originally designed for use with healthcare providers caring for pediatric patients. A second version, with minor revisions in wording (i.e. asking about the role of 'family members' rather than 'parents') was developed for use with healthcare providers caring for adult patients; this version may also be suitable for providers working with patients of any age.  

Other teams have created versions of the TIC Provider Survey in Japanese and in Turkish.

How can I learn more about the TIC Provider Survey and how to use it?

Download a sample copy of the TIC Provider Survey - Pediatric patient and All patient versions 


Please register here to use the TIC Provider Survey in your setting.
For more information, please contact CPTS.

Findings from projects using the TIC Provider Survey

In a statewide survey of nurses from pediatric trauma centers, TIC Provider Survey responses indicated that nurses were knowledgeable about many aspects of trauma-informed care, and generally held favorable opinions about integrating these considerations into their practice.  Nurses' reports of their recent practice showed more variability, e.g. fewer than half reported that they regularly incorporated teaching for parents about emotional and behavioral reactions in their injured child after discharge.

TIC Provider Survey References

Kassam-Adams, N, Rzucidlo, S, Campbell, M, Good, G, Bonifacio, E, Slouf, K, Schneider, S, McKenna, C, Hanson, C, & Grather, D. (2015). Nurses’ views and current practice of trauma-informed pediatric nursing care. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 30: 478-484. 

Bruce, M, Kassam-Adams, N, Rogers, M, Anderson, K, Sluys, K, & Richmond, T. (2018). Trauma providers' knowledge, views and practice of trauma-informed care. Journal of Trauma Nursing. 25(2): 131-138.

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