Intermediate Trauma Therapy on ZOOM - 15-17 Dec 2021

About Your Speakers

Ms. 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. Prior to that, Yoges was Senior Principal Social Worker in Child Protective Services in Rehabilitation and Protection branch at the 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 Ko Family Service Centres and Perth Distric 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 seminars and conducts training or sharing on trauma relating to clients and professionals.

Ms. Ong Pei Ni has been practising social work for the past fifteen years and is currently a Principal Social Worker in a community-based social service agency. Currently, she provides individual and group clinical supervision for staff and conducts regular training and clinical competency building programmes.

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 in a Therapeutic Age

• Stabilisation of Clients

• Containment of Trauma

• Complex Trauma

• Somatic Trauma Therapy

• Life Story Work

• Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

• Prevention of Vicarious Trauma

• Exploration of Post Traumatic Growth

• Expressive Therapies for Life

• Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction

• Health and Resilience.

There will also 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.

Pre-Requirements and Who Should Attend

One year of direct practice in the area of counselling, social work and psychology, with some knowledge and experience working with clients with trama such as: case workers, social service practitioners, social workers, counsellors, psychologists, residential care workers, hospital professionals, pastoral care personnel, church and religious counsellors, and crisis shelter workers.

Important Payment Remarks

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