Trauma Responsive Practice (trainees)
Free Course
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Provider
Jen Thompson
Trauma Responsive Practice (trainees)
October 9 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Free Course
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Date: Thursday, 9th October 2025, 9:00AM – 4:00PM
Location: Online
Description
This is a full day workshop with Jen Thompson, a psychotherapist and trainer passionate about creating welcoming, hopeful, and trauma informed service systems.
Trauma Responsive Practice is foundational training for AOD and Mental Health workers that builds on the Introduction to Trauma Informed Care e-learning.
This workshop will explore the following concepts and will bring them to life with experiential exercises and discussion:
- Creating safety and the felt experience of safety
- Understanding trauma in the context of substance use
- Bringing body awareness into our work
- Understanding trauma informed care principles and applying to our work
- Understanding Polyvagal Theory
- The Zone of fabulousness
- Collective Care and Solidarity Teams
Eligibility Criteria
This training has been funded for workers employed under the AOD Traineeship initiative.
Who is not eligible?
Those who are not employed under the AOD Traineeship initiative, workers from other community service sectors and AOD workers outside of Victoria.
Terms & Conditions
Please ensure you have clearance from your line manager to attend. If you cannot attend, cancel your registration at least 24 hours before the cancel your registration and make your spot available to someone else on the waitlist.
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