Beyond the buzzword: An introduction to trauma informed practice in Leeds

Description:

Join a member of the Compassionate Leeds programme team to support a shared language and understanding around trauma informed practice in Leeds in this short 60 minute information sharing session.

We welcome participants on every part of the journey in becoming trauma informed, so whether you are new to the idea or whether you have been implementing trauma informed principles into your practice for a period of time this session is for you.

Outcomes:

By the end of the session, participants will:

· have a shared language around trauma, adversity and protective factors.

· have an understanding of trauma informed practice and how they will be able to start implementing it using the 6 trauma informed principles.

· have an understanding of the emotional impact of the work and the importance of bringing compassion to their practice.

Who can attend?

The session is open to anyone who supports children, young people and families in Leeds, in all sectors, whether that’s as a volunteer, a practitioner, an operational manager or a strategic leader.

This may also interest those working across the adults health & care partnership. We know that children come with adults and very quickly become adults and we would welcome people working with adults across Leeds to support our shared understanding and language around trauma informed practice.

Background:

The Compassionate Leeds programme came about in response to feedback and reflections from families and young people and professionals in Leeds as part of Future in Mind consultations and conversations, regarding experiences of adversity for children and young people in Leeds, and growing evidence for adversity aware, trauma informed system change. The Compassionate Leeds strategy, published in 2023, describes the ambition for Leeds to become a trauma informed city and sets out an approach to achieving this. This included the formation of a new Compassionate Leeds programme team, a multi-agency team responsible for cultivating a trauma informed approach to respond to the impact of trauma and adversity in the lives of young people in Leeds.

The Compassionate Leeds programme team is helping services, teams and individuals, from across the multi-agency partnership (health, education, social care, third sector) of support for children, young people and families, on their trauma-informed journey. Through sharing information, facilitating reflection and cultivating curiosity, the team help others to weave trauma informed approaches into their ways of thinking, doing and being, whether that is as practitioners, operational managers or strategic leaders.

You can find more information regarding the programme team on the Compassionate Leeds Trauma Informed Information Hub or email itipcommunityofpractice@leeds.gov.uk.