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Trauma Informed Care
Does your role involve working with children, young people or adults? If so, our CPD accredited Trauma Informed Care training, is relevant to you.
Trauma Informed Care is a strengths-based framework that will educate you on understanding those who have experienced trauma and will enable you to improve your frontline service. Recognising and understanding the signs of someone who has experienced trauma can:
- Improve wellbeing
- Reduce post-traumatic stress
- Prevent re-traumatisation
- Deepen knowledge about the impact of traumatic experiences
In this six-hour course you will:
- Learn about trauma, its characteristics and prevalence rates.
- Discuss the long-term physical and mental health impacts of trauma.
- Learn about the principals of Trauma Informed Care.
- Explore a variety of ways to apply Trauma Informed Care in practice.
Training is delivered online or in-person from Living Made Easy (formerly the Disabled Living Foundation), by qualified staff who have a plethora of experience in delivering up to date knowledge and thought-provoking sessions.
Please book via the training page on our website or email training@livingmadeeasy.org to find out more information.
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