Julie is a great employee. She’s worked for you for years, is well liked by her team and generally meets targets. But there is a problem. Whenever you suggest she steps up to the next level, she refuses. She always gets others to do presentations, and if that is not an option, gets incredibly anxious. It’s frustrating that she is not living up to her potential.
What you don’t know is that Julie had a difficult childhood. She didn’t feel safe at home. To cope, she learned to be quiet, and not put her head above the parapet.
If you knew this, you might approach her career development in a different way.
Trauma Informed training will give you the tools to recognise where challenges come from, respond appropriately, and truly make a difference in the lives of those you serve. Understanding how trauma influences behavior is key to creating environments that are safer, and more supportive.
Trauma-informed practice not only enhances your approach to better support mental health but also equips you with the tools to unlock the potential of those you work with. As a bonus, it also allows you to provide support without experiencing burnout yourself.
Trauma informed training
I have developed a Trauma Informed Practices workshops for organisations, that equips staff with the essential knowledge and tools to confidently work with individuals affected by trauma.
What Participants Will Learn:
- How Trauma Shows Up: Learn how trauma impacts the brain, emotions, and behaviours
- How to recognize when someone is ‘hijacked’
- How to listen in a trauma-informed way
- Simple techniques to support people through anxiety
Who could benefit
- Charities and organisations where staff have to support those who are going through, or have been through, traumatic experiences.
- Organisations that want to educate people managers on how to work with staff in the most supportive way possible.
- Organisations that work with young people such as schools and colleges
- Legal professionals. Particularly those working in family law.
- Therapists, counsellors and social workers
- Wellbeing professionals such a Personal Trainers, Yoga instructors and massage therapists
More details
The workshop is a 2.5 hour in-person workshop that can be delivered at your location or a venue of your choice. The maximum number of attendees is 15 (something can be arranged if it needs to be scalable to include more people). CPD certificates can be provided if required.
Testimonials
“The workshop was such a positive experience. I especially valued the discussion on fixing people vs. holding space — it gave me something to take into my own practice. The deeper dive into trauma and the interactive group learning made the content easy to connect with. Overall, it was a great balance of information, atmosphere, and reflection.”
If you’re interested in helping your workplace become more trauma informed, email dawn@thinkitchangeit.com
Think It, Change It
Dawn is a trauma therapist, mentor and speaker, that has helped over 1400 people, aged 8 to 88, in the last 13 years. She developed the pioneering Rapid Trauma Reset to help clients who have experienced trauma in their lives. She is the author of 4 books, the most recent being "We're All Screwed up (and that's OK)" and is a TEDX speaker.
