Trauma Informed Practice 23/24

TARGET GROUP

This training is targeted at professionals in direct contact with children who undertake or contribute to risk assessments and multi-agency meetings including social workers, family support workers, foster carers, health professionals, schools, police and others who work with children at risk of abuse, neglect and exploitation.    

Group Level 2 (regular contact with children, young people and/or parent/carer) or Level 3 (predominately working with children) or above (including strategic leads) as set out in the Competence Still Matters training framework published by the London Safeguarding Children Board. Inter-Collegiate Standards 2 and above for health professionals.

AIM

The aim of this training is to understand the impact of developmental trauma and how this differs from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and to reflect on current practice and think about what practitioners might need to do to implement a trauma-informed approach in their work to support children and families.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

By attending this course, participants will have:

• Improved their knowledge about the causes of developmental Trauma and links with attachment relationships.
• Developed knowledge and understanding about the links with early developmental trauma and presentations of emotional distress, mental health diagnoses, self-harm and suicide.
• An improved understanding about the benefits of therapeutic parenting approaches for young people who have experienced developmental trauma
• Developed knowledge and understanding about trauma informed approaches by the wider system / network and how this influences positive outcomes.
• Explored the impact on professionals working with people affected by trauma (i.e. secondary trauma) and to explore strategies for self-care.
• Developed knowledge and skills to apply tools/resources 
• Explored strategies that are helpful when working with children and families in a trauma-informed approach.