Creating Trauma-informed Spaces for Victims and Families Throughout the Justice System
Course Description
After learning about Adverse Child Experiences (The ACE Study), most professionals want the next steps. Creating trauma informed space and training staff to respond to behaviors linked to trauma will strengthen relationships. Throughout the justice system, from disclosure to verdict, it can be triggering, traumatizing and re- traumatizing for victims and families. This session will share steps to improve the environment in order to create safe spaces, recognize and identify behaviors that impact disclosure to testimony and ensure that clients feel listened to and their experiences acknowledged.
Learning Objectives
1. Understand how trauma may impact disclosure and cooperation with the justice system.
2. Learn ways to create/change or update environments to become trauma safe.
3. Create strategies and tools to enhance relationships with victims and families.
2. Learn ways to create/change or update environments to become trauma safe.
3. Create strategies and tools to enhance relationships with victims and families.
Please check out the upcoming training calendar to view upcoming training sessions for individuals, or choose request training to bring a session to your organization.
