Trauma-Responsive Training

Trauma-Responsive Training

Empowering individuals and organisations to respond with compassion and care.

We understand the profound impact of trauma and the importance of creating safe, supportive environments for individuals and communities. Our Trauma Responsive Trainings & Workshops are designed to equip professionals, leaders, and teams from a variety of backgrounds with the skills and knowledge to foster regulation, resilience, safety, and growth.

Our flagship and most sought-after offering, this training offers a deep dive into the core principles of a trauma-responsive environment, empowering participants with the tools to recognise and respond to trauma in their professional settings.

Outcomes

  • Build trauma-responsiveness in everyday contexts
  • Develop strategies to support individuals with past or current trauma experiences
  • Strengthen relationships through a compassionate and understanding approach
  • Encourage a systems-approach to addressing trauma in organisations

Duration

Two full days, or offered as:

  • 4 x half days
  • 6 x 2-hour modules

For Schools (Department for Education)

You can apply for the Trauma Aware Schools initiative (TASi) grants to undertake professional development in trauma responsive practice in education. Please contact us directly to discuss at training@connectedself.com.au.

How to access our trainings

To find out about our upcoming trainings, please phone 08 8232 2438 or email at training@connectedself.com.au.

Polyvagal Practices

Polyvagal practices aim to enhance physiological regulation, restore a sense of safety, and promote engagement through autonomic nervous system regulation.

This enhances social and emotional learning, including recognising and regulating emotions (from a physiological lens) and developing empathy for others.

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PACE

Developed as part of attachment-focused family therapy, PACE is a trauma-informed approach aiming to create safe, trusting, emotionally connected relationships with children and adolescents who have experienced trauma or attachment difficulties. PACE stands for:

Playfulness

  • Approaching with an open, ready, calm, relaxed and engaged attitude.
  • Not taking yourself/situations too seriously.
  • Diffusing difficult/tense situations.

Acceptance

  • Unconditionally accepting the current state/mood/behaviour.
  • Accepting that there are things unseen that lie below behaviour.
  • Acceptance supports feeling secure, safe and loved

Curiosity

  • Understanding the child gently and without judgement.
  • Supporting child to bring awareness to their inner life.
  • Wondering statements.

Empathy

  • A sense of compassion and understanding for young person’s feelings and thoughts.

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