The National Learning Disability Implementation plan for Wales says that we should promote trauma-informed care alongside PBS. As PBS has developed the links between PBS and trauma understanding have strengthened considerably.

Being trauma-assumed means always acting in ways that are compassionate and avoid any potential to create a trauma or re-traumatise a person drawing on your support. This means avoiding restrictive practices and being aware that we might not always know if a person has experienced trauma in their life, or how our support, however well intentioned, might re-trigger a past trauma.

People with learning disabilities are more likely to experience traumatic events than the general population and are more likely to find events traumatic due to communication difficulties and difficulties understanding what is happening around them.