Read the case vignette below and answer the following questions. You may want to refer to the Protective Factors handout to give you some ideas.

Protective Factors Checklist:

1. Ask & answer questions of the person with IDD and their caregivers
2. Provide timely information
3. Address traumatic experiences of the person with IDD and their caregivers
4. Promote secure attachment
5. Promote a healing & protective environment
6. Help access IDD- & trauma-informed support and services
7. Partner with the person and caregivers to create a recovery team
8. Help navigate systems of care, including systems challenges
9. Offer community resources
10. Connect people and families with supportive peers and mentors
11. Refer for formal support if needed
12. Encourage connection with any spiritual communities
13. Connect the person and caregivers with cultural community
14. Build & encourage family cohesion
15. Promote supportive interactions between the person with IDD and their caregivers
16. Build social skills
17. Address cognitive functioning
18. Promote self-efficacy skills