Is Your Leadership Truly Trauma-Informed?

Take this 2-minute quiz to discover where you are on your journey — and get personalized tools to help you, your team, and your organization thrive.

1). What brings you here today? *

I want to feel better and take care of myself.

I want to support my team/community more effectively.

I need to shift our organization’s culture.

2). Which best describes your role within your organization or system? *

I support others directly (ex: teacher, caseworker, corrections officer, staff)

I lead teams or programs (ex: principal, HR manager, program director)

I influence systems or policy (ex: superintendent, agency head, judge)

I hold multiple roles or work across levels (ex: small nonprofit leader, collaborative lead)

3). When it comes to stress or burnout, you feel: *

Constantly overwhelmed and exhausted

I’m usually OK, but burnout sneaks up on me when I’m not paying attention

I’ve built routines and tools that help me manage stress when it shows up

I’m more focused on helping others than thinking about myself

4). How familiar are you with trauma-informed practices? *

Never heard of them

I've heard the term, but don’t know where to start

I’ve been to trainings or done some reading

I’ve been doing this work for a while

5). When conflict arises on your team, what’s your usual reaction? *

I shut down or avoid it

I want to help but I’m not sure how

I step in and try to help, but it doesn’t always go how I hoped

People turn to me during conflict — I help coach others through it

6). Which of these do you need right now? *

A plan for self-care or emotional regulation

Ways to make meetings or conversations more people-centered

A step-by-step guide for organizational culture shift

7). Do you currently have any trauma-informed tools or rituals in place? *

Not yet

A few practices, but not consistently

Some team rituals (like check-ins or grounding)

Yes, we’ve integrated this across our org/team

8). Which area is hardest for you (or your team) to stay grounded in? *

Daily stress or overwhelm

Team connection and communication

Leadership or systems thinking

Translating trauma-informed ideas into real action

9). Have you ever used trauma-informed care tools like a self-care plan, community check-in, or trauma lens assessments? *

I’ve tried one or two

I use them occasionally

They’re part of our daily/weekly workflow

10). Which best describes your current challenge around staff well-being? *

Burnout is high, and morale is low

There’s interest, but no clear leader or strategy

We’ve made progress, but want to go deeper

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