Aces & Trauma

Course overview

This course is designed for anyone wanting to improve their skills and reach their potential as a practitioner. The course is fully interactive and prompts you to assess your own approach to supporting young people who have experienced Aces & Trauma. The course covers key topics such as examples of the causes of trauma, the body and mind’s reaction and altered development as a result of trauma, behaviours that challenge and the reasons why, triggers, stress responses and strategies to support young people. The course also includes a downloadable PDF workbook that you can fill in as you complete the training, so that you can develop your skills as a leader or manager and get the most out of the course content.

Aims and objectives

• Define Trauma and how the body responds to it
• Give examples of traumatic experiences and reactions to trauma
• Discuss the effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences
• Highlight Triggers and responses
• Give overview of Trauma Informed Care
• Discuss the challenges that staff can face and know how to help people including knowing the importance of self-care.