Private Training
Refugees and Trauma
2 day
About this Workshop
Refugees are vulnerable and may experience post-traumatic stress because of their circumstances. However, their stories also demonstrate strength and resilience. This workshop provides an overview of the way trauma affects refugee individuals and families emotionally, psychologically, physically, and spiritually. A framework for regulating and resolving the impact of trauma will be provided, along with protective steps to enhance helper well-being. Participants will learn key principles and strategies for working with refugees and trauma, and be better equipped to help refugees recover, adapt, and flourish in the next phase of their lives.
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Target Audience
This is an intermediate level workshop intended for social service and health care professionals, counsellors, social workers, school personnel, and anyone working to support refugees.
Method of Delivery
Presentation, video, case study exercises, personal reflection, and small group discussions.
Learning Objectives
At the end of this workshop, participants should be able to:
- Define trauma and understand the possible variations of its potential impact Relationships
- Identify refugee experiences that can lead to trauma or to increased resilience Relationships
- Describe how traumatic experiences contribute to post-traumatic stress symptoms Relationships
- Summarize capacities that increase resilience for refugee individuals and families Relationships
- List signs of vicarious trauma for helpers and steps for prevention
Topics Included
- When Is a Person Traumatized?
- Types of Trauma – Developmental, Shock, Relational, Intergenerational
- Definitions of Post-Traumatic Impact
- Trauma – Immediate Symptoms and Impact
- Long-Term Impacts of Trauma
- The Impact of Trauma on the Body and Brain
- The Role of Memory in Trauma and Healing
- Strategies for Moving Into Regulated States
- Tools for Emotion Regulation
- Helping Someone Who Is Dissociating
- Treating Trauma Over Time
- Safety and Stabilization
- Separating the Past from the Present and Future
- Reconnection and Resilience
- Considerations of Impact and Coping for Refugees
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