Trauma - Association of Childrens Welfare Agencies ACWA

Working with Adult Survivors of Childhood Trauma

Childhood trauma is often the underlying issue for people who present with a range of physical and mental health conditions including substance abuse, eating disorders, self-harming behaviour and dissociation. The complex adaptations which enable survival in childhood become the problems that interfere with quality of life in adulthood. Clinicians who may be unaware of these adaptations may really struggle to understand these behaviours. The survivor of childhood trauma... Learn More

Working with Adult Survivors of Childhood Trauma

Mon 9 Mar - Tue 10 Mar 2026

9:30am - 4:30pm (UTC+11:00) (first session)

2 sessions, 14 hours total

Online course

Philip Hilder

When	Time	Where	Session Notes
Mon 9 Mar 2026	9:30am - 4:30pm (UTC+11:00)	Online room - Online course
Tue 10 Mar 2026	9:30am - 4:30pm (UTC+11:00)	Online room - Online course

Working with Adult Survivors of Childhood Trauma

Mon 31 Aug - Tue 1 Sep 2026

9:30am - 4:30pm (UTC+10:00) (first session)

2 sessions, 14 hours total

Online course

Philip Hilder

When	Time	Where	Session Notes
Mon 31 Aug 2026	9:30am - 4:30pm (UTC+10:00)	Online room - Online course
Tue 1 Sep 2026	9:30am - 4:30pm (UTC+10:00)	Online room - Online course

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Building Resilience, Wellbeing & Vicarious Trauma for Staff

The impact of working in an environment that deals with trauma and relies on empathic engagement is developing, and our understanding it has on the individual and their organisation is limited. This course will offer frontline workers, management and organisation a framework for addressing this issue and enhance workplace wellbeing. This workshop: a. Looks at vicarious trauma, its signs and symptoms, and reviews what research is saying to address its effects. b. Will offer a... Learn More

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Therapeutics of Trauma Informed Care and Management

Trauma Informed Care aims to meet the needs of trauma survivors via workers and programs becoming trauma-informed (Harris & Fallot, 2001). Maxine Harris (2004) describes a trauma-informed service system as a human services or health care system whose primary mission is altered by virtue of knowledge about trauma and the impact it has on the lives of consumers receiving services. This means looking at all aspects of work and programming through a trauma lens, constantly keeping in... Learn More

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Trauma, Identity and Hope: A Narrative Therapy Approach

Experiences of abuse and trauma frequently attack a person’s sense of identity. Under these circumstances it is common for people to come to a range of negative conclusions about themselves, their lives, and relationships – with consequent implications for how they live their lives. Narrative therapists are interested in the stories that shape our lives. When it comes to experiences of trauma or abuse, narrative therapists are likely to be interested in what a person’s responses to... Learn More

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