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Developed Web-based exercises designed to promote interaction in a distance education environment to test the hypothesis that instructional technology offers opportunities to promote mutual aid among students. A student survey uncovered various issues in the application of mutual aid in a distance education course. (EV)

Trauma-informed care is a rapidly emerging approach in child welfare and is significantly aligned with the core tenets and techniques of solution-focused practice. The integration of solution-focused practices and trauma-informed care offers an alternative to the problem-solving method frequently employed in child welfare. This paper describes and demonstrates how using a Solution-Focused Trauma-Informed Care (SF-TIC) approach can shift individuals and systems from a problem-solving focus to solution building. SF-TIC provides individuals with concrete skills, language and knowledge to effectively avoid inadvertent re-traumatization. Evaluation of this approach is in its infancy and future research is warranted. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]