Trauma-informed practice: A strength-based and social justice approach for supporting diverse communities

This introductory level training will explore trauma, vicarious trauma and trauma-informed practice through a social justice lens and strength-based lens. Participants will consider the fundamentals of trauma (brain, body, nervous system), explore and reflect on trauma-informed approaches and tools to use in their work and in building confidence to interact with diverse persons and communities that have experienced trauma.  Participants will be encouraged to analyze the ways trauma overlaps with chronic and systemic experiences of oppression and racism and how their own lived experiences might impact their work.  Participants will gain trauma-informed skills to support themselves, their teams and clients.

Learning objectives:

• Insight into ways to politicize and de-pathologize trauma 
• Gain a deeper understanding of how trauma impacts the body (brain, body, nervous system) 
• Develop insight into connections between oppression and trauma 
• Gain confidence in applying trauma-informed tools and strategies 
• Be able to reflect and gain insight into one’s own individual trauma experiences