Trauma-Informed Care for Practitioners: Applying Principles to Practice and Responding to Challenges

Workshop Type: Advanced | Workshop Level: Seven | Catering: Refreshments provided

In this workshop for practitioners we’ll explore how you can apply the principles of Trauma-Informed Care to your practice. We’ll examine how to strike an appropriate balance between the past and the present, therapeutic relationships, and therapeutic interventions. We’ll explore strategies to appropriately respond to challenges around engagement, re-traumatisation, dissociation and loyalty to trauma, and review the common elements and stages of healing.

Explore how to apply the principles of Trauma-Informed Care to your practice.

Understand the purpose and function of depersonalisation and feelings of unreality, and how to work effectively with the broad impacts of trauma.

Learn key components and pathways to safe trauma recovery and critically reflect on your current practice and organisational approach.

Explore how to address complexity and promote healing with limited resources whilst maintaining safety and the therapeutic relationship.

Practitioners, psychologists, therapists, counsellors, and other professionals in the health and care sectors who support people with experiences of trauma.

Facilitator Mel Johns MASW, B.A. (Hons), Cert. Supervision, Cert. AOD Counselling, RSW
Mel has over 20 years’ experience working in the mental health and addictions sector. He has a comprehensive knowledge of assessment processes, therapeutic interventions, and risk-management. View full profile here.

“A strength of this workshop was the combination of the background theory and practices when working with trauma, enhanced by the many practical examples of how to respond.” - Counsellor

“The resources provided were really helpful. Every minute of time was full of relevant info and the flow of the seminar was consistently great.” - Social Worker 

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• MHERC may reschedule or cancel a workshop due to unforeseen circumstances or insufficient registrations. If this occurs, you may transfer to another date/workshop, receive a credit, or request a refund.
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