Our one-day CPD accredited course which enables practitioners regularly engaging with adults and children and young people, who have experienced trauma, to gain an understanding of the principles of trauma-informed practice and how to apply them effectively in your daily work.
Trauma is a fact of life. It does not, however, have to be a life sentence.” Peter A. Levine Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma (1997)
This course will help you:
- Deepen your understanding of trauma: Learn to recognize and acknowledge the impact of trauma on a person’s development. Understand how trauma responses manifest in behaviour and discover ways to support individuals in their journey towards emotional health
- Empower and transform individuals: Equip yourself with the knowledge and skills to empower individuals, fostering positive change and promoting healing
The Training Course
This course provides an introduction to the following key concepts:
- Adverse childhood experiences: How they affect behaviour and life choices across the lifespan
- Protective factors: Positive childhood experiences that can shield against trauma and promote good mental health
- Trauma-informed approaches: Understand the principles and how trauma informed practices supports developing resilience
- Trauma-responsive practice: How this can benefit your day-to day work
- Neuroscience insights: Gain knowledge of current trauma-related neuroscience research
- Vicarious trauma: Recognize its impact and learn mitigation strategies, including self-care techniques
- Links between trauma, attachment, behaviour & triggering
We also provide practitioners with unlimited access to the online Rock Pool Delegate Zone which hosts a range of resources.
Rock Pool Trainers
This training will be delivered by one of the following sector experts, whose experience in working in this area will bring genuine insight to the training room.
Course Feedback
Feedback forms from 387 participants found that:
92% rated administration and enrolment as excellent or very good.
Across the core course areas, the average self-score of understanding increased from 6.2/10 pre course to 9.2/10 post course.
92% strongly agreed that they understood the principles and practices of trauma-informed approaches’.
87% strongly agreed that the training will improve their ability to conduct their day job.
98% said they would inform others in their organisation about the content of the training.