Being Trauma-Informed in Practice with Dr. Nicola Atwool - 3 part workshop

Te Pai Ora Social Service Providers Aotearoa is a membership-based organisation open to all community-based social service providers. Their work focuses on strengthening the social sector and supporting their members and the people they work with.

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For more information and to register, please visit the official event page.

This 3 part workshop, where participants develop a strong trauma-informed practice focus, is aimed at kaimahi newer to the social service sector, first-time kaimahi to trauma-informed practice training, or those who want to refresh their knowledge in this area. It is led by Dr Nicola Atwool.

The first two sessions will provide a combination of information sharing and small group activities to allow a focus on implications for participants’ own practice. The third session will take place 2 weeks after the first two and will begin with feedback from participants about their experience of implementing trauma-informed practice. Challenges and barriers will be discussed and participants will have the opportunity to develop strategies to support implementation.

What attendees will learn:

• Brief overview of trauma-informed practice
• Knowledge base for trauma-informed practice
• Skills to support trauma-informed practice
• Practice implications when working with different age groups
• Self-care
• Trauma-informed organisations and systems
• Challenges of implementing trauma-informed practice
• Strategies to support implementation

Facilitator:

Dr. Nicola Atwool is a former Associate Professor in the Social and Community Work Programme at the University of Otago.

Please direct all inquiries to the organiser.