When the World Falls Apart: Working with the Effects of Trauma

The ticket price includes a copy of the book ‘When the World Falls Apart: Working with the Effects of Trauma’ (RRP £36.99).

Hard copies of the book will be sent to UK postal addresses. Attendees outside of the UK will receive the electronic version of the book.

NB for UK customers: Once you have booked onto the course, please email us at admin@ndpltd.org with the full land address that you would like the book posted to.

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Course Summary

People react to traumatic events in different ways but it is usual to experience, distress, anxiety, wakefulness, fear, loss of appetite and many other feelings. For some people they will settle in time, but for others there is a pervasiveness that continues to haunt us until we get some help. Recently people have become much more ’trauma informed’ and teachers, counsellors and a range of therapists can offer intervention for PTSD (Post-Traumatic-Stress-Disorder). There is also a range of therapies including CBT, Counselling, Play Therapy, and Arts Therapies.

NDP includes some of the techniques of Professor Mooli Lahad, well known for his publications and international training programmes on trauma, as well as attachment-based play, construction ‘putting everything back together’, enactment and stories.

This webinar includes an illustrated presentation and practical workshop for people to acquire take-away skills to apply in their own work.

This course is worth 1.5 CPD points. You will receive a Certificate of Participation and a copy of the course presentation following the event.

Learning Outcomes:
Course participants will gain the following skills and understanding:

• The Nurture Model of working with trauma
• Major feelings involved in trauma
• Major responses expressed following trauma
• Capacity to self-soothe and calm
• Application of ‘re-construction play’ in trauma recovery

What you will need to bring:

• Plasticine or Playdoh
• Crayons or coloured pens
• Card (eg. Old cereal packet)
• Stapler
• Masking tape
• Cuddly toy

This course is recommended for:

• Counsellors
• Therapists
• Teachers
• Parents
• SENCOs
• Foster Carers
• Social Workers
• Play Therapists
• Art Thearpists
• Drama Therapists
• Family Support Workers

Your Trainer

Dr Sue Jennings PhD is Professor of Play, a life-time award from the European Federation of Dramatherapists. She is a pioneer of play and dramatherapy and Neuro-Dramatic-Play.

She is Senior Research Fellow of the Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham, Distinguished Scholar of the University of the Witwatersrand and Honorary Fellow of Roehampton University. She has previously held academic posts at the Universities of Coleraine, Leeds Beckett, Derby, York St John, Roehampton and Hertfordshire, Adjunct Professor NYU, and Visiting Professor at HELP University, Kuala Lumpur.

Sue is also a professional author and has published over 40 books of theory and practice, many of them with practical ideas and techniques. She trains individuals and staff teams in NDP both online and in person, in UK and overseas.

Testimonials from Dr Sue's Previous Courses

"Thank you Sue! a thoroughly enjoyable and informative course"

"I thought there was a good balance between teaching, experiential activities and opportunities for questions. I really liked having the opportunity to work with a smaller group. That's something I think we are used to when attending face-to-face training and I really valued the experience."

"Thank you Sue. I found the course informative, it filled in a lot of gaps in my knowledge. I enjoyed the break out groups, it’s always good to share in smaller groups."

"A wonderful, especially intense course that brought me a lot of joy, pleasure and the mood to work and learn from an extraordinary professional, Dr. Sue Jennings 💖 I highly recommend it - a unique experience!"

"Thank you for two days of captivating and inspiring training and thank you for the Shakespeare insights - amazing and something I will share with my colleagues. I have so much to take away and share with the children and young people I work with because of your inspirational teaching. Looking forwards to the next one. Thank you, Dr Sue."

"Brilliant training, Sue ensured to encourage participants to ask questions and made feel very comfortable on an online platform!"

"I thoroughly enjoyed the training; the delivery via Zoom worked really well and the course content was excellent."

"Was an absolute gift, useful and inspiring. Will utilise the training in my work."

"I absolutely loved this workshop it gave great tips and strategies and was so relaxed and interactive all in one. Thrilled to have done it. Thank you, Sue!"

"Really enjoyed the training & would recommend it."

"Thank you for facilitating this. I am an experienced Play Therapist and I found it very useful. Thanks once again."