Trauma-informed approaches
Experiences of trauma are common in the general population, particularly for people who come into contact with health care, social care and criminal justice system services, and for people who work in these organisations. The widespread impact of trauma on the mental health, physical health, and social outcomes of people across the lifespan is well-recognised.
A trauma-informed approach helps people to recognise and respond to trauma, and therefore improve outcomes for people who have experienced trauma and the staff who support them. Trauma-informed approaches are increasingly being named in UK policies (e.g. the NHS Long Term Plan) and implemented in UK services.
What is this event about?
Becoming trauma aware is one of the first steps for staff and organisations in becoming trauma-informed. We are therefore offering this training and Q&A to support people to develop their knowledge and skills in trauma-informed approaches.
At this event you will increase your understanding about:
- What a trauma-informed approach is
- The benefits of taking a trauma-informed approach to ourselves as individuals, our colleagues, our organisations and for the people we work with
- What a trauma-informed way of working can look like
- Barriers to implementing and ingredients for success
Who is the event for:
People working in:
- Roles where they come into contact with (however briefly) people who use their service
- Clinical and non-clinical roles
- Public sector organisations; the Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise Sector; private organisations
- Healthcare, social care, probation, criminal justice system, emergency services, housing, employment
People with a good understanding about trauma, e.g. experiences which may be traumatic, how common trauma is and the possible impacts of trauma.
Who are the facilitators?
The event is delivered by two facilitators with expert knowledge (clinical and lived experience) in trauma and trauma-informed approaches.
Dr Anna Redding is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist who has worked in the NHS in mental health for over ten years. She specialises in working with people who have experienced trauma and has co-led a trauma-informed care programme across multiple organisations. Anna provides training and consultation on a variety of topics including trauma, creating a healthy work culture and trauma-informed approaches and how to implement them.
anna@avenuetherapies.com
Nicola Rushent is founder of Trauma Informed Consulting. She has worked in the NHS for 9 years, most recently as the Lived Experience Lead for a trauma-informed care programme across multiple organisations. An experienced facilitator, she has provided training and consultation to people from a variety of professional backgrounds and organisations on a variety of topics, including about trauma-informed practice and co-production. Nicola also teaches Mental Health First Aid and has experience of volunteering for a national Bereavement charity. Throughout her work, Nicola draws on her experiences of care and services.
nicola@trauma-informed.consulting
Tickets
Places are limited at each event.
Please get in touch if you would like to discuss alternative dates or training for a group / individual organisation.
