Trauma Informed Care

Unlock the power of trauma informed care, and learn how to care with empathy and understanding.

Ready to make a real difference? This 45 minute course equips you with an understanding of trauma, its causes, and its profound effects on individuals’ physical and mental health. It introduces the trauma informed care approach, focusing on its principles, benefits, and common misconceptions. You will learn how to provide effective, sensitive support to individuals disclosing trauma, recognising the importance of empathy, self-awareness, and compassion.

Master the principles: Grasp the core principles of trauma informed care and see how they create transformative change.
Navigate the 4 Fs: Understand the fight, flight, freeze, and fawn responses and how they manifest in individuals.
Sensitivity: Learn how to provide appropriate support and respond empathetically to trauma disclosures.
Build your toolkit: Develop self-awareness, manage compassion fatigue, and understand your own triggers.
Champion diversity: Explore how to provide trauma informed care that respects and celebrates individual differences.

Key outcomes:

By the end of this course, learners will be able to:

  • Define the most common causes of trauma
  • Understand the neurobiological effects of trauma
  • Recognise the impact of trauma on physical and mental health
  • Understand the relationship between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and apply to clients in service settings
  • Describe the trauma informed care principles
  • Understand the 4 Fs of fear response (fight, flight, freeze, fawn)
  • Explain the benefits of a trauma informed approach
  • Be aware of common misconceptions with trauma informed care
  • Explain some appropriate responses to trauma disclosures
  • Understand the importance of empathy and sensitivity
  • Describe how to understand your own triggers
  • Define personal compassion fatigue and how to act on it
  • Identify how to respect diversity when providing trauma informed care
  • Understand policies that affect trauma informed care
  • Identify organisations that provide support to carers and individuals in our care.

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