HMP&PS Neurodiversity Support Team – Trauma Informed Practice Training

After the success of 2 cohorts of staff in a newly developed Neurodiversity Support Team we have recently competed training for a further 4 cohorts of staff with learners completing a 2 day Trauma Informed practice training courses delivered over 3 virtual sessions;

Learning Outcomes:

• Understanding what Trauma Informed Practice is including values and principles that underlie it
• Gaining awareness of how trauma manifests
• Exploring the four principles of TIP – Recognise, Respond, avoid Re traumatisation, build Resilience.
• Understanding why Trauma Informed Practice is important for services
• Understanding what Trauma Informed Practice looks like and skills and techniques to support understanding trauma and respond
• Exploring how trauma affects staff specifically considering compassion fatigue, secondary and vicarious stress and how to respond to it and prevent it
• Developing practice skills and techniques to come alongside the client in a trauma informed way