The Power of 3 framework is grounded in a set of national trauma-informed workplace standards with a Do No Harm lens interwoven throughout a leader's decision-making process. Trauma-informed leadership is actualized when leaders and supervisors acknowledge how their own social and emotional needs and experiences influence the way they interact, communicate, influence, and engage with anyone who has an interest in their success, the success of others and the success of their organization.
Changing the Paradigm
We form paradigms through a set of concepts we accept and the actions we decide to take and do it repeatedly. Today’s organizations have been repeating and rewarding employees using the same old motivation models such as Frederick Taylor’s Scientific Method. It’s time for a paradigm change.
Creating a paradigm shift in your organization requires a fundamental change in your company’s values, leadership styles, systems, and actions over a period of time. The Power of 3 framework assists leaders and their workforce to:
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better understand what a trauma-informed workplace is
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assess and engage their workforce to better understand the current employee experiences and standards of trauma informed practices- over time
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Identify internal influencers and train them to be culture ambassadors for the organization
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Develop, implement, and evaluate a horizontal and vertical designed workplan

The Power of 3 Framework: The Fundamental Building Blocks to a Trauma-Informed Leader, Workforce and Workplace
Trauma-Informed Leadership and Workplace
Is this workplace:
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Emotionally safe?
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Transparent about major decisions?
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Collaborative with staff at all levels?
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Cognizant of the impacts of racial trauma, discrimination, and culture impact experiences at work?
Does this workplace
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Acknowledge and give space to staff’s trauma?
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Ensure staff have a voice within the organization?
Watch my TEDxJacksonville Talk. Afterwards, think of the workplace you currently lead or work for. Review the questions below to assess how trauma-informed your organization is. Make a mental note each time you answer yes to the following six questions.
If you answered yes to three or fewer of these questions, your workplace may need a reset. Click below to schedule your call and we can start the process together.
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Bryanna T.
I would definitely suggest this to any and everyone. This was a great course that I think all leaders and or employers should have to become a part of these days ... I will be visiting Ms. Dawns website to find more training on this and I have intentions of somehow asking her what I can do to get the word out and try and help her reach that goal of hers by 2031.

Kerry D., MD
Crucial topic to address in our current workplace climate. It is refreshing to see that training in trauma-informed leadership is becoming more accessible.

Stacey S., PSPO, CSM, PSM
Just finished the course “Become a Trauma Informed Leader.” Dawn Emerick's material is remarkably current and relevant, touching upon the aftermath of the global pandemic, the great resignation, and the impacts of ongoing national racial and gender inequality/unrest. Highly recommend.

Brittany G. M.Ed
I was so thankful to have taken this course. I came into this course with decent background knowledge of trauma. I felt that the course was a highly valuable learning experience.
Dawn’s course teaches how to develop and apply trauma informed practices to support the mental health & wellbeing of yourself & others.
I highly recommend it!
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Meet Dawn
LinkedIn Learning Instructor
2021 TEDx Jacksonville Speaker
Prosci® Certified Change Management Practitioner
Certified Mental Health First Aid Instructor
Dr. Dawn Emerick is a hurt and recovering executive, a trainer, a coach, a TEDx Jacksonville speaker, and LinkedIn Learning trainer.
There is nothing more powerful than learning from and sharing space with people with lived, learned and recovery experiences, stories of self-awareness, and professional application. Dr. Dawn Emerick continues to do the hard work of detangling and acknowledging the connection between her unresolved childhood trauma with her relationships with her children, family, friends, professional peers, members of her team, and bosses. This journey of becoming more trauma aware and informed has fundamentally changed the way she approaches leadership, strategic planning, change management and workforce engagement.
Dawn is motivated as hell to start a new leadership paradigm today, right now. A paradigm that starts with creating 1M Trauma-Informed Leaders in America by 2031.
