From journal articles to Quick Guides and webinars, you will find tools and information to support.
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Session 2 of the series examines how we act when things are going well, and where we go when we are stressed or shut down with our child. What does our personal history have to do with our autonomic responses? How can we begin to move towards ventral if we are frequently in sympathetic/dorsal? This session includes exercises for self-compassion and reset.
Session 1 of a series facilitated by Polyvagal Institute. Expert trainer and clinician Dafna Lender presents practical applications for building safety and connection with children. In this session we will explore everyday examples of safety and connection (ventral), dysregulation (sympathetic/dorsal) and repair (return to ventral). We will learn how our nervous system influences our children and vice versa, and discuss ways to get yourself into a calm and open state (ventral) so you can influence your child in a positive way.
This webinar by MHPN includes an interdisciplinary panel of experts explore how practitioners can respond to the challenges of working therapeutically with children and their families when children have experienced physical or sexual abuse.
Research shows children in Out of Home Care (OOHC) face significant educational challenges. This study analyzed Australian OOHC education policies, revealing major differences in support, with only Queensland, New South Wales, and Victoria having specific policies. Recommendations are provided to improve educational outcomes for OOHC students.
Join Mary Blake (Fostering Hope) and Dr. Suse Chequer (Shine Through Psychology) for six engaging sessions on supporting children impacted by trauma. Learn to identify trauma, understand its effects, and gain tools to promote safety and inclusion in your programs.
A summary of Uniting's Therapeutic Model of Care
Presentation slides from Uniting Vic.Tas detailing their methodology in developing the elements of their Therapeutic Model of Care.
Slide deck from Wagtails Institute Presentation from the OPEN Forum: Trauma-informed insights: Strategies to wellbeing.
This guide has been developed to assist staff to engage in critical Reflective Practice - the process of learning from experience in order to improve practice, whilst paying attention to staff’s emotional responses and assumptions underpinning their practice.
