Free Trauma Informed Learning Lunches
Safer Cornwall have developed a programme of Learning Lunches on topics relating to Trauma Informed Approaches. These sessions are open to anyone across the Partnership who would like to attend. The hourly sessions consist of a 45 minute presentation and 15 minutes of Q&A.
Vicarious Trauma
Wednesday 20th November 12pm
Dealing with personal trauma is challenging, but so is helping others work through their trauma — and it may result in vicarious trauma. During this session, we will look at the following;
- What is Vicarious Trauma
- How to build resilience
- Take part in mindful practice
The session will be delivered by 2 members of Cornwall Council’s Community Safety Team...
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Kerry Whincup works as our Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Co-ordinator and MARAC Chair (Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conference). Kerry has extensive experience of working with these issues for the past 25 years. In her current role she hears high risks cases of Domestic Abuse and contributes to Domestic Abuse Related Death Reviews.
“As someone with lived experience I have learnt valuable lessons about the need to look after myself when working with other people’s trauma and have had to build some good coping strategies over the years.”
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Rachel Williams works as the Drug Related Death Prevention Co-ordinator within the Drug and Alcohol Action team within Cornwall Council. Previously, she has managed domestic abuse outreach and Independent Domestic Violence Advocates (IDVA) services and a service supporting women exploited by the sex industry.
In the words of Maya Angelou “As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.”
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Meeting ID: 368 857 688 830
Passcode: VfTp3o
Sessions are recorded and previous sessions have been made available for those that cannot attend on the day as follows -
- Session 1: An Introduction to Trauma and Adversity
- Session 2: The Language of Compassion and its Power to Connect
- Session 3: Understanding and Working with Trauma - Understanding the Importance of Safety
- Session 4: Trauma and Young People
- Session 5: Children and Trauma Recovery
The links to the recordings of the sessions delivered so far are available here.