Understanding complex trauma in children
Date
Wednesday 21 August 2024
Time
9am
Location
Te Whanganui-a-Tara | Wellington
Organised by
Whāraurau
Cost
Free
This one-day workshop, offered by Whāraurau, will provide attendees with essential knowledge and skills for working with children who have experienced complex trauma, maltreatment, or are in foster care.
Listing of training and other events does not constitute endorsement by the New Zealand Family Violence Clearinghouse. Information is as provided by the organiser. For further information or queries about training or events, please contact the organiser using the links or contact details provided.
Attendees will join Dr Wendy Kelly, Clinical Psychologist, to explore and understand complex trauma. Wendy will step attendees through case studies, assessment considerations, therapeutic techniques and a relational learning framework she has developed, which will enables them to work through the impact of maltreatment, or other trauma, using the child’s view of themselves and others. This framework will help attendees to work out what corrective experiences a child needs from current relationships, which then become the basis of a treatment plan to help the child heal.
This workshop will cover
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Therapeutic approaches and the general principles of therapy
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Assessment challenges and how to set up therapy
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Engaging with the child and the use of drawing and play
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Stages of therapy
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Working with parents and/or whānau
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Common therapeutic strategies in practice
Learning outcomes
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Understand trauma responses, including post-traumatic stress disorder and developmental trauma disorder, and how to recognise trauma symptoms
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Learn how to use the relational learning framework to develop effective treatment plans and provide support for children with complex trauma
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Understand how to work therapeutically with children with complex trauma
Confirmation of place on course
Please note that space on Whāraurau's courses can be limited or subject to certain criteria. Registrants will receive a notification from Eventbrite that their registration has been received, however it is not a confirmed place until they receive an email and/or calendar invite from the team at Whāraurau.
In rare cases Whāraurau may not be able to give everyone who registers for the course a place.
Please direct all queries to the organiser: neil.malonzo@auckland.ac.nz.