Introduction to Trauma Informed Practice

Course overview

Introduction to Trauma Informed Practice will run across varied sessions to cover the following:

• What is Trauma? explores the biology, types and definitions of trauma.
• Safety Making explores meanings of safety and inclusive practice.
• Living with Trauma explores experiences of people living with trauma, coping strategies, and impacts of trauma, how to respond to disclosure, de-escalation strategies, relational work, and self-reflection.
• Vicarious Trauma supports the development of trauma-informed knowledge for workers and their organisations, definitions and impact of vicarious trauma, self-care, supervision, mentoring and helpful resources.

What you will learn

This training will develop knowledge and skills to:

• Recognise trauma and its impact
• Promote safety and inclusivity
• Support consumer control, choice and autonomy
• Identify and respond to distress
• Support individual and collective care

Who should enrol

• Anyone working with people with lived experiences of mental health

Statement of Participation

A statement of participation will be granted to participants upon satisfactory attendance of the required training sessions.