TY - JOUR
AU - L. Senter
AU - S. R. Baumgartner
AU - A. Crinklaw
AU - E. Rebella
AU - B. Hurley
AU - K. McCauley
AU - L. Bryant
AU - B. Loeb
AU - P. Cervantes
AU - S. Bogdewic
AU - S. Horwitz
AU - B. Cicatelli
A1 - 
AB - BACKGROUND: The prevalence of trauma among individuals with HIV has prompted efforts to integrate trauma-informed care (TIC) into HIV care and treatment to improve health outcomes. A TIC Implementation Model, developed by a US capacity-building organization focuses on organizational changes, aligning cultural and physical environments, emphasizing values like safety and trustworthiness, engaging leadership, and training staff in skills-based TIC services. Despite growing research, gaps remain in understanding the relationship between organizational capacity, provider knowledge, and the dosage of technical assistance (TA) required to sustain TIC integration. Researchers investigated how the project team adapted the type and amount of TA based on initial Cultural Assessment scores (measuring core TIC values) and its impact on Implementation Status scores. METHODS: This study focuses on eight of 20 HIV care agencies in New Jersey that had largely met their TIC implementation goals by Spring 2022. As part of the TIC Implementation Model to measure agency capacity and implementation progress over time, agency staff and clients completed a Cultural Assessment (n = 72) and Physical Assessment (n = 43); staff completed a Pre/Post Training Survey (n = 296); and implementation teams at 8 agencies completed an Implementation Status Assessment Tool. Additionally, TA Logs capturing the details of TA meetings with the eight agencies were recorded by project staff. Data from these tools were analyzed in aggregate by agency using descriptive and correlational analyses. RESULTS: Results demonstrated responsive TA correlated with agencies' baseline capacity. Agencies with lower capacity received significantly more frequent and extended TA encounters, which were associated with higher implementation scores and improvements in cultural environments for staff and clients (e.g., new protocols for staff response plans). CONCLUSIONS: These findings underscore the importance of tailored TA in fostering diverse organizational cultures conducive to TIC implementation. For HIV care agencies, successful TIC implementation can impact health behaviors and outcomes for clients impacted by trauma. The TIC Implementation Model significantly advanced organizations' ability to transform their culture and systems, increasing their capacity to implement and sustain TIC integration. These results align with existing research that emphasizes when time is invested to shift organizational culture and develop leadership, new practices can effectively be implemented and scaled-up.
AD - Cicatelli Associates Inc. (CAI), 505 8th Avenue, New York, NY, 10018, USA.; Cicatelli Associates Inc. (CAI), 505 8th Avenue, New York, NY, 10018, USA. sbaumgartner@caiglobal.org.; Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, 1308 Sherwood Avenue, Richmond, VA, 23220, USA.; James M. Anderson Center for Health Systems Excellence, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA.; NYU Grossman School of Medicine, 550 First Avenue, New York, NY, 10016, USA.
AN - 39875879
BT - BMC Health Serv Res
C5 - Education & Workforce
CP - 1
DA - Jan 28
DO - 10.1186/s12913-025-12287-7
DP - NLM
ET - 20250128
IS - 1
JF - BMC Health Serv Res
LA - eng
N2 - BACKGROUND: The prevalence of trauma among individuals with HIV has prompted efforts to integrate trauma-informed care (TIC) into HIV care and treatment to improve health outcomes. A TIC Implementation Model, developed by a US capacity-building organization focuses on organizational changes, aligning cultural and physical environments, emphasizing values like safety and trustworthiness, engaging leadership, and training staff in skills-based TIC services. Despite growing research, gaps remain in understanding the relationship between organizational capacity, provider knowledge, and the dosage of technical assistance (TA) required to sustain TIC integration. Researchers investigated how the project team adapted the type and amount of TA based on initial Cultural Assessment scores (measuring core TIC values) and its impact on Implementation Status scores. METHODS: This study focuses on eight of 20 HIV care agencies in New Jersey that had largely met their TIC implementation goals by Spring 2022. As part of the TIC Implementation Model to measure agency capacity and implementation progress over time, agency staff and clients completed a Cultural Assessment (n = 72) and Physical Assessment (n = 43); staff completed a Pre/Post Training Survey (n = 296); and implementation teams at 8 agencies completed an Implementation Status Assessment Tool. Additionally, TA Logs capturing the details of TA meetings with the eight agencies were recorded by project staff. Data from these tools were analyzed in aggregate by agency using descriptive and correlational analyses. RESULTS: Results demonstrated responsive TA correlated with agencies' baseline capacity. Agencies with lower capacity received significantly more frequent and extended TA encounters, which were associated with higher implementation scores and improvements in cultural environments for staff and clients (e.g., new protocols for staff response plans). CONCLUSIONS: These findings underscore the importance of tailored TA in fostering diverse organizational cultures conducive to TIC implementation. For HIV care agencies, successful TIC implementation can impact health behaviors and outcomes for clients impacted by trauma. The TIC Implementation Model significantly advanced organizations' ability to transform their culture and systems, increasing their capacity to implement and sustain TIC integration. These results align with existing research that emphasizes when time is invested to shift organizational culture and develop leadership, new practices can effectively be implemented and scaled-up.
PY - 2025
SN - 1472-6963
SP - 160
ST - Using capacity assessments and tailored technical assistance to advance trauma informed care integration at the organizational level
T1 - Using capacity assessments and tailored technical assistance to advance trauma informed care integration at the organizational level
T2 - BMC Health Serv Res
TI - Using capacity assessments and tailored technical assistance to advance trauma informed care integration at the organizational level
U1 - Education & Workforce
U3 - 10.1186/s12913-025-12287-7
VL - 25
VO - 1472-6963
Y1 - 2025
ER -