Training Programs
Responding to Risk :
Co-creating Safety
This is a comprehensive course that provides an evidence-based, client-centred framework for promoting opportunity and safety when working with service users. It comprises two modules: Shared Understanding and Enhancing Safety.
Stay S.A.F.E.R.® Method for De-escalation
Whether anger is a result of psychosis, intoxication, frustration, invalidation, neglect or other drivers, there are easy to apply strategies informed by robust learnings, that are effective when working with angry clients. We will explore research findings related to anger, the escalation cycle and introduce the highly effective, the Stay S.A.F.E.R.® method.
Collaborative Working with Justice Involved Clients – A Values Based Approach
Justice-involved clients usually have more complex presentations, involving trauma histories, multiple mental health needs including personality challenges and the involvement of multiple agencies in their care and supervision. In this short course we outline a practical values-based model for engagement of stakeholders.
Enhancing Trauma Awareness and Practice
Contemporary work in health, well-being and support settings requires workers to be informed about and responsive to trauma. This workshop will support workers to effectively navigate challenges faced when supporting clients who have been impacted by trauma.
Additionally, the workshop provides key considerations to trauma awareness and practice in everyday work settings, enabling a more trusting and safer experience for workers and clients, supporting safety and well-being considerations.
Participants will learn how to:
- Understanding trauma and its impacts on the brain, mind, and body
- Understanding PTSD and CPTSD
- The role of Trauma Informed Care & Practice in supportive effective systems work
- How to improve effective engagement in stressful / challenging settings
- Prevention, awareness and response to challenges and harms posed through Vicarious Trauma
- Key reflections relating to TICP
- Group discussion addressing challenges faced by participants with client’s experiencing or that have experienced trauma.
Design
Training can be delivered in various modalities, as required to meet your organisation’s specific needs, including:
- in person half day or full day workshops
- live online seminars
- a ‘Train the Trainer’ program which has significant cost savings
The core training can be supported by ongoing, optional Communities of Practice sessions:
- hour long, online sessions
- facilitating ‘learning into practice’,
- addressing key challenges related to trauma awareness and practice
- working through scenarios relevant to the learnings from the core training.
Recovering Function Building Hope
This is a comprehensive program exploring the presenting features, treatment and support needs of BPD and Complex Trauma. We consider their pathways of emergence, Â their impact on day to day functioning, the challenges of building effectively, meaningful relationships and the role of mental health and support services in helping to restore functionality and build hope for fulfilling lives.
Awareness, Prevention and Response to Vicarious Trauma
Working in environments of complex care needs can expose workers to the cumulative effects of trauma. When warning signs are not recognised and specific self care practices are not in place, impacts such as compassion fatigue, become possible.
Reflective Practices
Effective working with risk, trauma and complexity requires reflective awareness and reflective thinking. Otherwise, we may inadvertently contribute to the challenges or problems we are trying to positively impact.
Critical Incident Support Debriefing
We review the literature on CISD and consider contributing factors that can influence responses to critical incidents and highlight key principles and strategies to address challenging situations and guide practice and response. Case discussions are used to promote learning and application.