Critical Agendas

Presented by Clare Barrett

Event Information  6 pd hrs

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A workshop designed to help teachers reach a deeper understanding of students who are traumatised and apply some helpful strategies to assist in building stronger relationships with those students .

* Session 1 -  Introduction, Research and Theories
Introductions and Icebreaker
Aim: To bring more meaning to the work we are doing with traumatised children.
Introduction to Trauma;
What exactly is trauma? How does it happen?
Arousal of the nervous system; Flight, Fight and Freeze response (Rothschild)
Emotions and the Body (Rothschild, Seigal)
Developmental Trends of Traumatised Children (DHS)
Trauma and Disadvantage
Attachment Theory (Bowlby, Seigal)
* Session 2  -  What we know about traumatised students
The traumatised child in the classroom - group exercise
Distinguishing trauma from other difficult behaviour
The values we bring to our work as educators & the assumptions we bring to our
work as educators
Be Curious - Making inquiries and filling in the gaps.
Case Study - What is your plan? - group exercise.
* Session 3  -  Strategies
What the research tells us about developing relationships with traumatised children
Attachment Theory revisited (Seigal)
Integrative Communication (Seigal)
Therapeutic Webs
Mindfulness Techniques
Closing - Raising awareness in your school community - where to from here?
What are you prepared to do?

About the Presenter

Clare Barrett is a psychotherapist and educator. Her 15 years as a teacher helped to inform her strong view that the most effective teachers are relational. Clare's Masters Thesis (in Experiential and Creative Arts Therapy) focuses on the essential nature of human relating and draws on the theories of attachment and trauma which inform the way in which humans relate to others and the world in general. Clare's training of teachers is engaging and experiential as she hopes to companion participants to a deeper understanding of student behaviours. She combines some useful evidence based information with reflective, multi-modal inquiries into how we approach our relationships with students. She currently practices as a psychotherapist in the not for profit sector in a very disadvantaged section of society and is also in private practice as a counsellor and consultant to educators and other welfare professionals.

Event Details

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Tuesday 13th March, 2012.

9.30am - 3.30pm.

Dingley International Hotel,

334 Boundary Rd, Dingley,

Victoria.

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Teachers (any level), School Administrators, Wellbeing Staff, School Chaplains, Student Support Staff, School Counsellors, School Nurses and School Psychologists.

Price (inc. GST) $259

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