Changing Futures Plymouth are inviting you to a webinar to introduce and share learnings from the ‘Your Story’ pilot project. The webinar will be held on Microsoft Teams, and will be recorded for people who are unable to make the session.

The aim of the Your Story project is to explore ways in which we can promote culture change within assessment practice, where ways of working between individuals and services are more relational, human, power-balanced, and trauma-informed.

Through co-production methods, a tool has been developed by people with lived experience to enable people experiencing multiple disadvantage to:

Take control of their information when using services
Empower them to share their story in a way that matters to them
Reduce the need to repeat their story and risk re-traumatisation.

This webinar provides an opportunity to:

Illustrate the aims of the Your Story project and the process so far
Share learnings from the co-production groups and early feedback from the pilot
Discuss how practitioners can use the tool to support person-centred and trauma-sensitive ways of working

This webinar is open to anyone who is interested in learning more about trauma-informed approaches to assessment practice, practitioners supporting people experiencing multiple disadvantage, and operational and strategic leaders working in the sector. We would particularly welcome services from Plymouth and the surrounding areas who may be interested in trialling this approach, but the invite is open to anyone in the UK.

This project has been funded by Changing Futures Plymouth. Sitting within the Community Connections team at Plymouth City Council, the programme is jointly funded by the Ministry of Housing, Communities, and Local Government and The National Lottery Community Fund. The programme aims to improve outcomes for adults experiencing multiple disadvantages including combinations of: homelessness, substance use, mental health issues, domestic abuse, and contact with the criminal justice system.

If you have any questions, please get in touch with: katy.krysiak@plymouth.gov.uk or emma.stevens@plymouth.gov.uk.

Trauma-Sensitive Assessment Practices with the 'Your Story' Approach