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Introduction to Trauma-Informed Approaches training
Who this training is for: Staff in mental health and social care settings
Training duration: 4 hours
Working in a mental health or social care setting means regularly interacting with people who have faced adversity and trauma in their lives.
This course introduces what trauma and adversity means, why awareness is so important, and the impact experiences of trauma and adversity can have across a lifetime. We consider the risk of retraumatisation, explore pathways towards supporting resilience and growth, and show how a trauma-informed approach can be put into action.
Learning objectives
- Recognise why a solid awareness of trauma & adversity is important working in support and community settings.
- Introduce some definitions of what adversity & trauma is.
- Explore the longer-term impact of traumatic/aversive events across a person's lifespan.
- Consider the risk of retraumatisation.
- Recognise the pathways that can facilitate resilience, growth, and sustainable change.
- Begin to conceptualise how a psychological adversity and trauma-informed approach is put into practice.
Jo is an incredible trainer, who combines her in-depth psychological knowledge with an easily accessible training style. I liked that the training also gave us the opportunity to think about and share practical ways to apply this knowledge in our services – I learned so much from the other participants."
I really enjoyed the training and approach taken. I learned a lot and liked all the opportunities for reflection and group discussion. I work with researchers so not participants directly, but I hope to bring this idea of giving participants control, alternatives and choices to my conversations with researchers and my own future research practice."
I understand more about the complexities of the concept of trauma at biopsychosocial level. For example, the window tolerance was really useful. It highlighted how many warning signs of vicarious trauma I have/am experiencing. I plan to try to address 'failure to nurture' non-work aspects of life!"
I had no previous experience or understanding of trauma-informed approaches so found this training really informative. I'll be taking the ideas from the training back to my team and continue to champion lived experience."
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