This course is designed to provide a step-by-step guide on becoming a trauma informed school to help support students who suffer with trauma and/or mental health problems so that they are able to engage in life and learning. During the day key skills and information will be shared to enhance delegates’ knowledge and understanding around childhood trauma and how to further develop the school ethos. They will leave with reassuringly uncomplicated strategies and techniques including a whole school approach.
‘There is evidence that appropriately-trained and supported staff such as teachers, school nurses, counsellors, and teaching assistants can achieve results comparable to those achieved by trained therapists in delivering a number of interventions addressing mild to moderate mental health problems (such as anxiety, conduct disorder, substance use disorders and post-traumatic stress disorder)’ Government’s Green Paper ‘Transforming Children and Young People’s Mental Health Provision’ (December 2017)
£199 + VAT (Early bird)
£230 + VAT (Standard rate)
Early bird offer is available 2 months before course date.
Includes lunch, refreshments, full set of course notes and CPD Certificate.
Also available as a school Inset
• Gain knowledge of the main facts and figures around trauma;
• Understand the impact trauma has on a student’s learning;
• Introduce different assessment tools to help support students;
• Develop effective relational and conversational skills;
• Look at interventions for individuals and groups;
• Understand the impact on the whole school including approaches to aid this;
• Unpick a Trauma Informed Schools Relationship School Policy;
• Create a plan to address the four fundamental areas of being a Trauma Informed School, these are Protect, Relate, Regulate and Reflect;
• Ways to support school staff to prevent them suffering from toxic stress or experiencing secondary trauma.