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Provider Jen Thompson

Trauma Responsive Practice

July 16 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Date: Wednesday, 16th July 2025, 9:00AM – 4:00PM

Location: Online

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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 in a Victorian State-funded Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) and Mental Health service including peer workers.

Who is not eligible?

Students on placement or internships 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.

No shows will be charged a $50 cancellation fee.

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Trauma Responsive Practice

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VAADA acknowledges the support of the Victoria Government