Intermediate Trauma Intervention - 17-18, 21 Nov 2022

Your Speaker

Yoges is an experienced clinician, supervisor and trainer in the area of trauma. She has 20 over years of social work experience. She graduated from Washington University (USA) in 2003 with Masters in Social Work and is currently a full-time PHD NUS research scholar student in the area of trauma-informed supervision. She is studying on the impact trauma informed supervision and its impact on secondary traumatic stress, vicarious trauma and post-traumatic growth. Yoges also provides group and individual group supervision. Prior to that, Yoges was Senior Principal Social Worker in Child Protective Services in Rehabilitation and Protection branch at Ministry of Social and Family Development. From 2014 to 2016, Yoges was a principal social worker at Comcare and Social Support Division for the Strengthening Families Together Pilot which adopts a whole of government approach and aims to enable vulnerable families with complex needs access resources by addressing system barriers.

Her work in MSF, Ang Mo Kio Family Service Centres and Perth District Child protection in Western Australia has required her to be trained and skilled in trauma work with children, youth, adults and families. Yoges is also skilled in critical incident stress debrief and supervision and support for practitioners who work with trauma. Building on her foundational trainings in trauma work, Yoges now also integrates her learnings on trauma interventions from Babette Rothschild’s training and supervision and Expressive therapies. She has been invited to speak at conferences and seminars and conduct training or sharing on trauma relating to clients and professionals.

Course Brief

This three-day intermediate training will revisit basic principles of trauma, goals of trauma therapy and ethical and safe trauma practices. Participants will learn to integrate the current literature, key theories and evidence-informed practice. Intervention modalities such as

• Trauma-Focused
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
• Somatic trauma therapy
• Expressive therapies
• Life story work
• Mindfulness-based stress reduction

will be covered. There will be a workshop segment where cases will be discussed in-depth and skills application will be facilitated. Practitioners use of self is essential in trauma work as trauma work is about connection. The training will also focus on trauma-informed care, support and strategies for practitioners to prevent secondary traumatic stress and vicarious trauma. The training will conclude with an exploration of post-traumatic growth, health and resilience in the process of recovery and empowerment of the clients.

Important Payment Remarks

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