Trauma Sensitive Practices and Supports
“Yes, we are indeed formed by traumas that happen to us. But…with help in many cases…we must eventually take over; we are ultimately responsible for helping ourselves.”
Camille PagliaSocial Critic
What You Will Learn
Participants will learn how to identify key elements of trauma in themselves and others and how to use trauma sensitive practices in their professional and personal lives.
How It Works
Workshop Length: Can be tailored for 2 hours, 4 hours, or Full Day
Workshop Format: In-person or virtual
Affiliations: Developed by Steve Lister – Synapspark Consulting
Costs per Individual: 2 hours – $50, 4 hours – $100, Full Day $150
Costs for Groups: 2 hours – $395, 4 hours – $695, Full Day – $975
About
- How a person behaves when they are immersed in learning brain vs. survival brain; survival brain can lead to various stress responses including fight, flight, freeze, dissociation, submit/collapse, please/appease and cry for help
- The 4 R’s of Trauma: Realize – Recognize – Respond – Resist
- Working with yourself and others within the Window of Tolerance
- Learn when and how to wear Trauma Sensitive Glasses
- How ACE’s (Adverse Childhood Experiences) play a role in adult behaviours and strategies to limit the potential of negative or harmful behaviours
- Recognizing the range of causes of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and how to support a person who has experienced trauma in the recent or distant past
- The effects of trauma on individuals, groups and communities