Why Might Someone Stay Silent?
Trauma-informed communication is not a script for extracting disclosure. It is an approach to safety, choice, privacy and control.
This level adds adult-survivor autonomy, interpreter/privacy issues and practical barriers such as housing, finance or digital surveillance.
Teacher View
Teach
Purpose Introduce trauma-informed communication and privacy.
Ask How can support increase control rather than take it away?
Respond
Misconception Trauma-informed practice means avoiding all difficult questions or assuming every behaviour is trauma.
Protect
Safeguarding Do not simulate disclosure; analyse professional choices at a distance.
Adapt & assess
SEND / EAL Use scenario branches involving privacy, interpreter choice and safe communication channels.
Evidence of learning Learner chooses a support approach that increases safety and control.