Trauma Informed Care and Practice - An Indigenous Approach to Developing Worker Skills
30 May - 1 June 2023 | Murray Bridge, SA
A 3 day workshop which begins to unpack ‘Symptom as
History’ providing tools to develop generational resilience
in healing from trauma and systems transformation
Developed by Emeritus Professor Judy Atkinson AO and Dr Caroline Atkinson PhD and facilitated Bianca Stawiarski and Tod Stokes
This workshop unpacks the topics that are most commonly requested by people working in the Human Services field and Indigenous families who are living with trauma behaviours. It is an experiential and interactive
workshop. A safe space to talk about the issues, where sense can be made of the Number 1 question: ‘WHY IS THIS HAPPENING AND WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT IT?'
TOPICS INCLUDE (but not limited to):
- improving responses to trauma behaviours
- working with Indigenous young people & communities
- trauma audits using genograms & loss history maps
- experiential and interactive activities
- Indigenous healing practices, what do they look like
- de-escalation strategies
- exploring behaviour as language
- story mapping, how history of place strengthens
responses - unpacking cultural safety, cultural sensitivity, cultural
fitness, cultural security, cultural competency and what
they all mean - how trauma is stored in the brain and the body
- art, dance, drama, music, song, massage therapies
- strengthening integrative service responses in your
community - developing communities of care within communities of
practice - effective yarning circles & action planning
- self care practices and debriefing
- how to minimise and respond to vicarious trauma and
burn-out - physical, psychological, mental ill-health and substance use
- defining and understanding violence
This Workshop is suitable for anyone working in the Human Service Sector.
PACFA CPD Endorsed:
Class A: 12 Points
Cost: $1000 per person (includes GST)
Dates and Venue:
30 May - 1 June 2023
Conference Room, Adelaide Road Motor Lodge, 212 Adelaide Road, Murray Bridge SA
Times: From 9:00am to 4.30pm
What is Provided:
- Workshop Materials and Workbooks
- Morning Tea, Lunch, Afternoon Tea
- Two Facilitators
- Certificate of Attainment
Download the training brief, click here.
Contact Bianca Stawiarski on [email protected], or 0438253202 to discuss further.
Workshop Facilitators
Bianca Stawiarski
Facilitator
Bianca Stawiarski operates international Indigenous social enterprise and sovereign business Warida Wholistic Wellness, which recognises that communities needed something different to western clinical approaches to improve the growing mental health crisis around the world. She is a strong Badimaya and Ukrainian woman, who is a centred and purpose driven healer, consultant, coach, speaker, lecturer, best-selling and international author, trainer, and changemaker.
Tod Stokes
Facilitator
Tod was aware of the need to both upskill others on the work that he does with men, but also continue to provide a safe supportive environment for clients to change. In the past, he has had the honour to obtain awards for his work in this specialist role including The Premiers Heide Taylor award for work in the family violence sector working with men to address their violence. His passion and desire is to educate services and individuals to continue to provide change for men. His other passion
