Registrations and waitlists have closed.

This is a 1-day workshop:

Day/Time: Tuesday, 2nd September 2025 @ 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Location: Catholic Leadership Centre, 576 Victoria Parade, East Melbourne VIC 3002

Cost: $40 + booking fees (tickets can only be purchased via credit card)

*Light lunch will be provided

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 is open to 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/MH workers outside of Victoria.

Terms & Conditions

Refunds are available up to 1 day prior to the event. Please ensure you have clearance from your line manager to attend. If you cannot attend, cancel your registration no less than 24 hours before the event to make your spot available to someone else on the waitlist.