Trauma-Informed Practice Training
Trauma-informed practice is not a technique you apply to difficult clients. It is a way of designing services, conversations and workplaces so that people who have experienced trauma are not harmed again by the systems meant to help them.
These sessions build that capability at three levels: understanding trauma, communicating in a way that does not re-traumatise, and reshaping how an organisation works.
Trauma-Informed Practice Foundations
Duration TBC. Basic. No prerequisites.
The starting point for any team new to trauma-informed practice.
- What trauma is and how it affects the brain and body
- Types of trauma, including complex and intergenerational trauma
- How trauma shows up as behaviour
- The core principles of trauma-informed practice
- Applying those principles in everyday work
Trauma-Informed Communication
Duration TBC. Basic. No prerequisites.
The practical skills layer, what you say and how you say it.
- Language that supports safety and choice
- Recognising and responding to distress
- Avoiding re-traumatisation in assessments, intake and difficult conversations
- Boundaries and honesty in trauma-informed conversations
- Repairing a conversation that has gone badly
Culturally Safe Trauma-Informed Organisations
Duration TBC. Intermediate.
For leadership teams moving from individual practice to organisational change.
- What a trauma-informed organisation looks like in practice
- Cultural safety as a foundation, not an add on
- Policies, physical spaces and processes that support safety
- Supporting the workforce delivering trauma-informed services
- Where to start, and how to know it is working
Who this is for
Community services, health, education, justice, housing and government teams across the NT. The Foundations session suits all staff. Culturally Safe Trauma-Informed Organisations is built for leadership.
Book a program
Full day programs are scheduled in advance and are usually delivered on site.