Vicarious Trauma Training

Vicarious Trauma Training

Support sustainable communities of care.

Vicarious trauma occurs when individuals are deeply affected by the trauma of others, a common experience for those in caregiving, therapeutic, or frontline roles. Constant exposure to distressing stories and experiences can gradually impact emotional wellbeing.

Our training helps participants understand the causes, risk factors, and early warning signs of vicarious trauma, helping them to take steps toward safeguarding their mental health and wellbeing. 

Outcomes

  • Develop understanding around vicarious trauma and its risk factors.
  • Learn to recognise the signs of vicarious trauma.
  • Explore strategies to manage vicarious trauma as both a workplace and as individuals.

Duration

4 hours online or face-to-face.

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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