This 2-day workshop explores the impact of trauma on the developing brain, and how to implement practical strategies within the Therapeutic Care context to support healing and repair. Broadly, the workshop will cover; definitions of trauma and developmental trauma, the theoretical underpinning of our understanding as to how developmental trauma occurs, the impact lack of attachment and neglect have on the developing brain, and some practical strategies to use with children and young people to facilitate secure attachment, to repair neurodevelopmental deficits, to regulate behaviour and to support healthy relationships.

This workshop contains professional reflective activities for participants to reflect on their own knowledge, understandings and practice, opportunities to share practice wisdom with colleagues and to contribute to small group tasks.

Please contact Kate Oudyn at kate.oudyn@caspa.asn.au with any questions you may have.