Responding to Trauma - AbSec West Pilbara Training

Pilbara For Purpose and WA Council of Social Service are pleased to support the delivery of Responding to Trauma – a 2-day training by AbSec, to the community service sector. 

Staff working for not-for-profits or Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations in the West Pilbara are invited to register their attendance for the online training in February.

About the training:

This interactive short online course aims to equip workers with basic skills, knowledge, understanding, approaches and strategies to work effectively with survivors of past and current/ongoing trauma. In particular, this course will explore the way that complex trauma, caused by early childhood abuse and neglect, impacts survivors and outlines a number of principles and approaches for working in a trauma-informed way with children and families. Additionally, there is a focus on understanding and responding to Aboriginal intergenerational trauma using both mainstream and traditional Aboriginal healing methods to optimise worker practice.

Course content draws on and aligns with current, sector best-practice. A range of activities provide learners in diverse roles with opportunities to develop practical skills to enhance their work with trauma survivors. A blend of mainstream, clinical, non-clinical, (recovery), Aboriginal and lived-experience expertise has been utilised to develop the course materials.

Training dates and times:

• Tuesday 11th February 8am to 2.30pm AWST
• Wednesday 12th February 8am to 2.30pm AWST

You can learn more about AbSec and the training here: https://www.absecldc.org.au/responding-to-trauma/

Cost:
$50 per person
$40 for P4P and WACOSS members
This course generally costs $650.

This training has been made possible thanks to the generous support of West Pilbara Communities for Children through the Department of Social Services.

Important, please note:

• You must work within the West Pilbara (City of Karratha and Shire of Ashburton) to attend this training. This includes Karratha, Dampier, Wickham, Roebourne, Point Samson, Onslow, Pannawonica, Tom Price, Paraburdoo and the surrounding Indigenous communities. If you are not based in the West Pilbara, please feel free to email rose@wacoss.org.au to register your interest for other Pilbara training.
• Pilbara For Purpose and WA Council of Social Service members receive a $10 discount on tickets. Please select member ticket at checkout.
• To ensure a fair distribution, organisations may register a maximum of 3 attendees only. Your organisation will be contacted if more places open up.
• Tickets are non-refundable. Exceptions may occur at the discretion of the organisers if there are attendees on the waitlist.
• If tickets at sold out, or you work for a Government agency, and are interested in attending please email rose@wacoss.org.au to be placed on a waitlist.