One-Day Course: Supporting teenagers affected by trauma

One-Day Course: Supporting teenagers affected by trauma

General Admission $249.00 

Student Admission $149.00 

Children and young people can be both directly and indirectly affected by family violence. It’s important to recognise children and young people as victim-survivors in their own right, not extensions of their parents, or ‘secondary victims’ of family violence.

Working with pre-teens to teenagers affected by trauma is a one-day interactive workshop. This workshop provides the knowledge and skills required to work with and engage with pre-teens to teenagers through the practical application of music and drama therapy. 

Trauma-informed practice through music and drama therapy is a way of creating a safe and respectful relational process whilst supporting the re-establishment of safety, control, and attachment.

Learning outcomes:

1. Establish confidence and rapport with pre-teens to teenagers.
2. Ability to utilise several therapeutic tools when supporting teenagers.
3. Determining the impacts on children and the whole of family functioning due to family and domestic violence.
4. Explore issues and develop safety plans with teenagers.
5. Provide support, advocacy, and information.

Workshop Overview:

• Developmental stages and impacts of FDV on children
• Understanding Trauma and Trauma-informed Practice
• Creating safety through a Trauma-informed child session
• Introduction to child-centred approaches
• Drama therapy approaches and practical application
• Music therapy approaches and practical application
• Adopting self-care strategies when exposed to FDV.

Trainer: Jolene Ellat, Founder & Director of DART Group Australia 

Target Audience

• Women and Children's Specialist Services
• Social Workers
• Psychologists/Counsellors
• Education
• Community Service Case Managers
• Child Protection
• Domestic Violence Advocacy/Women's Sector
• Family/Child Services
• Family Court Staff
• Health Workers (Doctors/Midwives etc.)
  
• Mental Health Workers
• Women's Refuge workers
• Youth Workers
• Anyone working with families impacted by FDV

Catering

The training will include lunch, refreshments and light snacks. Please confirm any dietary requirements at check-out.

For all training questions, email Sharon at info@dartgroupaustralia.com.au