ACE: Building resilience in the face of adverse childhood experience

Half-day course

The 2015 report by Public Health Wales, the Welsh Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study states:

“There is a growing body of evidence that our experiences during childhood can affect health throughout the life course. Children who experience stressful and poor-quality childhoods are more likely to adopt health-harming behaviours during adolescence, which can themselves lead to mental health illnesses and diseases such as cancer, heart disease and diabetes later in life.”

“Adverse Childhood Experiences are not just a concern for health. Experiencing Adverse Childhood Experiences means individuals are more likely to perform poorly in school, more likely to be involved in crime and ultimately less likely to be a productive member of society”.

Course aims:

• Increase understanding of Adverse Childhood Experiences
• Define trauma, what can cause it and how it can present
• Explore how ACEs and trauma can impact on health and development
• Consider why a knowledge of ACE’s is significant for your work
• Understand the role of resilience in helping people to cope with the impact of ACEs and Trauma
• Explore what factors can support the development of resilience
• Welsh legislation, strategies, policies, programmes to support understanding and responses to ACEs, Trauma and Resilience

Who should attend?

This course is aimed at practitioners who work with children, young people and adults with ACEs, who are interested in building a knowledge and understanding of Adverse Childhood Experiences and how to support those affected.

If you are a member of Children in Wales, please contact training@childreninwales.org.uk to receive your 10% off discount code.

About the Trainer

Siân Bibey

Siân Bibey has worked with children, young people and families for over 10 years, specialising in VAWDASV (Violence Against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence). She is a qualified IDVA (Independent Domestic Violence Advisor) and has worked with children, young people, families and practitioners to develop and deliver assessment tools, support packages and training, with aim of safeguarding and raising awareness and understanding of VAWDASV and the impact associated trauma can have on the health and development of children and young people.

She has also developed and delivered training on Safeguarding and Supporting Children, Young People and Adults, Child Trafficking and Exploitation, and Children and Young People’s Rights and Participation, and has trained various professionals in public, private and third sector services including education, health, social services, housing provisions and the police.

Siân has worked in a range of settings including VAWDASV organisations, refuges, housing projects, youth work services, and projects for young parents and missing children and young people. She has an art background and has worked with children and young people to deliver therapeutic support through Drawing and Talking, and provided children and young people with safe and creative spaces to explore their thoughts and feelings and overcome internal conflict caused by ACEs and trauma.

Feedback from participants:

I have an interest in aces and how they affect both children and adults. The course gave lots of information and resources on the padlet to read and use after the course.

Sian's delivery of the contents made it a really enjoyable session. She was really down-to-earth and warm and it made the session feel friendly and easy to engage with.

Cwrs hanner dydd

Mae’r adroddiad yn 2015 gan Iechyd Cyhoeddus Cymru, Astudiaeth Cymru ar Brofiadau Niweidiol yn ystod Plentyndod (ACE) yn datgan bod

“Corff cynyddol o dystiolaeth bod ein profiadau yn ystod plentyndod yn gallu effeithio ar iechyd ar hyd cwrs bywyd. Mae plant sy’n profi plentyndod ansawdd isel, sy’n llawn straen yn fwy tebygol o fabwysiadu ymddygiad sy’n niweidio iechyd yn ystod y glasoed, a gall hynny yn ei dro arwain at salwch meddwl ac afiechydon fel canser, clefyd y galon a diabetes yn ddiweddarach mewn bywyd.”

“Nid dim ond yng nghyswllt iechyd mae Profiadau Niweidiol yn ystod Plentyndod yn destun pryder. Mae profi ACEs yn golygu bod unigolion yn fwy tebygol o gyflawni’n wael yn yr ysgol, yn fwy tebygol o ymwneud â throseddu, ac yn y pen draw yn llai tebygol o fod yn aelod cynhyrchiol o’r gymdeithas”.

Nodau'r cwrs:

• Cynyddu dealltwriaeth o Brofiadau Niweidiol yn ystod Plentyndod
• Diffinio trawma, beth all ei achosi a sut y gall gyflwyno
• Archwilio sut y gall ACE a thrawma effeithio ar iechyd a datblygiad
• Ystyriwch pam mae gwybodaeth am ACE yn arwyddocaol ar gyfer eich gwaith
• Deall rôl gwytnwch wrth helpu pobl i ymdopi ag effaith ACE a Thrawma
• Archwiliwch pa ffactorau all gefnogi datblygiad gwydnwch
• Deddfwriaeth, strategaethau, polisïau, rhaglenni Cymreig i gefnogi dealltwriaeth ac ymatebion i ACE, Trawma a Gwydnwch

Pwy ddylai fynychu?

Mae’r cwrs hwn wedi’i anelu at ymarferwyr sy’n gweithio gyda phlant, pobl ifanc ac oedolion ag ACE, sydd â diddordeb mewn meithrin gwybodaeth a dealltwriaeth o Brofiadau Niweidiol yn ystod Plentyndod a sut i gefnogi’r rhai yr effeithir arnynt.

Os ydych yn aelod o Plant yng Nghymru, cysylltwch â training@childreninwales.org.uk i dderbyn eich cod gostyngiad o 10%.

Am yr Hyfforddwr

Siân Bibey

Mae Siân Bibey wedi gweithio gyda phlant, pobl ifanc a theuluoedd ers dros 10 mlynedd, gan arbenigo mewn VAWDASV (Trais yn erbyn Menywod, Cam-drin Domestig a Thrais Rhywiol). Mae hi’n Gynghorydd Annibynnol ar Drais Domestig (IDVA) cymwys ac wedi gweithio gyda phlant, pobl ifanc, teuluoedd ac ymarferwyr i ddatblygu a chyflwyno offer asesu, pecynnau cymorth a hyfforddiant, gyda’r nod o ddiogelu a chodi ymwybyddiaeth a dealltwriaeth o VAWDASV a’r effaith sy’n gysylltiedig â hynny. gall trawma ei gael ar iechyd a datblygiad plant a phobl ifanc.

Mae hi hefyd wedi datblygu a darparu hyfforddiant ar Ddiogelu a Chefnogi Plant, Pobl Ifanc ac Oedolion, Masnachu Plant a Chamfanteisio, a Hawliau a Chyfranogiad Plant a Phobl Ifanc, ac mae wedi hyfforddi gweithwyr proffesiynol amrywiol mewn gwasanaethau cyhoeddus, preifat a thrydydd sector gan gynnwys addysg, iechyd, gwasanaethau cymdeithasol, darpariaethau tai a'r heddlu.

Mae Siân wedi gweithio mewn amrywiaeth o leoliadau gan gynnwys sefydliadau VAWDASV, llochesi, prosiectau tai, gwasanaethau gwaith ieuenctid, a phrosiectau ar gyfer rhieni ifanc a phlant a phobl ifanc sydd ar goll. Mae ganddi gefndir celf ac mae wedi gweithio gyda phlant a phobl ifanc i ddarparu cymorth therapiwtig trwy Arlunio a Siarad, ac wedi darparu mannau diogel a chreadigol i blant a phobl ifanc archwilio eu meddyliau a’u teimladau a goresgyn gwrthdaro mewnol a achosir gan ACEs a thrawma.

Adborth gan gyfranogwyr:

Mae gen i ddiddordeb mewn aces a sut maen nhw'n effeithio ar blant ac oedolion. Rhoddodd y cwrs lawer o wybodaeth ac adnoddau ar y padlet i'w ddarllen a'i ddefnyddio ar ôl y cwrs.

Roedd cyflwyniad Sian o'r cynnwys yn ei gwneud yn sesiwn bleserus iawn. Roedd hi'n wirioneddol lawr-i-y-ddaear ac yn gynnes ac fe wnaeth i'r sesiwn deimlo'n gyfeillgar ac yn hawdd ymgysylltu â hi.