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Organisation example of Trauma Informed Staff Wellbeing

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Organisation example of Trauma Informed Staff Wellbeing

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Here RLP staff discuss the various different ways they look to support staff wellbeing and how vital this is when developing a trauma informed organisation.

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Organisation example of  Trauma Informed Leadership

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Organisation example of  Trauma Informed Leadership

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In this short video RLP discuss what leadership looks like as a lived experience led organisation and how nurturing leadership opportunities for everyone promotes a more collaborative and trauma informed environment.

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Finding Space for Compassion: Compassionate, Connected and Effective Team Workshops

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In November 2021, the Fife Health and Social Care Partnership Psychology Staff Support Service developed a trauma-informed training and reflective workshop -“Compassionate, Connected and Effective Teams” - aimed at supporting managers across Fife to develop and sustain compassionate leadership practice.

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Case Study- Cyrenians Trauma Informed Practice and Organisational Culture

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Case Study- Cyrenians Trauma Informed Practice and Organisational Culture

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Cyrenians is a charity aimed at tackling the causes and consequences of homelessness. The charity aimed to develop trauma-informed practice across its organisation, spanning leadership, consultation and training. This case study highlights the steps Cyrenians took to start their journey in developing trauma-informed practice.

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Care Experience and Trauma Informed Practice- Companion Document

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Care Experience and Trauma Informed Practice- Companion Document

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Mental Health and Trauma Informed Practice- Companion Document

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Mental Health and Trauma Informed Practice- Companion Document

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Alcohol and Drug Use Trauma Informed Practice- Companion Document

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Alcohol and Drug Use Trauma Informed Practice- Companion Document

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Domestic Abuse and Trauma Informed Practice- Companion Document

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Domestic Abuse and Trauma Informed Practice- Companion Document

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A Reith Lecture from a therapeutic prison for serious long-term offenders, one that hears from the offenders, prison leadership and most importantly, an expert in this field who presents the lecture - in my view, very well done. Look out for the comment that trauma is the norm in human society!

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The Reith Lectures - Gwen Adshead - Four Questions about Violence - Does Trauma Cause Violence? - BBC Sounds

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Forensic psychiatrist Dr Gwen Adshead asks if trauma causes violence.

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From his vantage point aged 80, Gabor

Mate speaks of his upbringing, career, marriage - all impacted by trauma - and what he knows now. Be careful it might be triggering.

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Young Again - 14. Gabor Maté - BBC Sounds

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Kirsty Young asks physician Gabor Maté what advice he would give his younger self.

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Learn more about the Educational Psychology Service on the link below

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Dundee Educational Psychology Service believes that Every Dundee Learner Matters. Through applying psychology and working collaboratively with others, we aim to empower children and young people to improve their learning and wellbeing outcomes.

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As the numbers of people seeking treatment for mental health disorders rises globally, what do we know about the treatments on offer?

As the numbers of people seeking treatment for mental health disorders rises globally, what do we know about the treatments on offer? Where did they come from, how strong is the evidence that they work and what will the future of mental health care look like?

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As the numbers of people seeking treatment for mental health disorders rises globally, what do we know about the treatments on offer? As the numbers of people seeking treatment for mental health disorders rises globally, what do we know about the treatments on offer?

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BBC Radio 4 - Things Fell Apart, S2. Ep 6: A Hierarchy of Trauma

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A story about trauma and its ever-changing definition.

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Does escaping the modern world and owning very little in terms of materialism make us happier? Wim Hof answers this question and gives a brave account of his own traumas and introduces practical methods The Wim Hof Method to prevent retraumatisation, helping us to alleviate distress in the here and now. There is a bone deep rush from returning to survival living to the very essence of what makes us human and Hof's wisdom has stayed with me in a deep and profound way.

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Wim Hof: They’re Lying To You About Disease & Inflammation!

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This is a fantastic introduction to epigenetics and the transmission of trauma responses from mother to baby. This podcast also explores COVID-19 as a collective trauma and the lasting impact of this being underestimated and poorly scaled.

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Beyond instinct: Survival Mode and Intergenerational Trauma with Dr Mariel Buque

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An optimistic and topical view of trauma and adversity approaching this from a strength based approach. I particularly enjoyed listening to the section pertaining to otherness, racism, health determinants and stratification of opportunity.

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Leading Childhood Trauma Doctor: 10 Lies They Told You About Your Childhood Trauma! - Paul Conti

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There are no amount of words I can write that would express the degree of good this book has done for me in my professional and personal life. This book is beautifully written and it gifts you with the pursuit of authenticity, who we were always meant to be before life and external influences conditioned us. Read this.

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The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness and Healing in a Toxic Culture

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Trauma, Illness, & Healing in a Toxic Culture

By the acclaimed author of In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts, a groundbreaking investigation into the causes of illness, a bracing critique of how our society breeds disease, and a pathway to health and healing.

In The Myth of Normal (available for pre-order in U.S., Canadian, and UK editions, on sale 9/13/22), renowned physician Gabor Maté eloquently dissects how Western countries that pride themselves on their healthcare systems are actually seeing an upsurge in chronic illness and general ill health. Prescription drug usage, high blood pressure, mental illness, and so many other troubling issues are on the rise.

Over four decades of clinical experience, Maté has come to recognize the prevailing understanding of "normal" as false, neglecting the roles that trauma and stress, and the pressures of modern-day living, exert on our bodies and our minds at the expense of good health. For all our expertise and technological sophistication, Western medicine often fails to treat the whole person, ignoring how the toxicity of today's culture stresses the body, burdens the immune system, and undermines emotional balance.

Now Maté brings his perspective to the great untangling of common myths about what makes us sick, connects the dots between the maladies of individuals and the declining soundness of society-and offers a compassionate guide for health and healing. Co-written with his son Daniel, The Myth of Normal is Maté's most ambitious and urgent book yet.

Purchase The Book On-line

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Gabor Mate: The Childhood Lie That’s Ruining All Of Our Lives. | E193

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It is the Scottish Government, COSLA and many other partners' ambition to have a trauma-informed and responsive workforce and services across Scotland. This means that universally, across all systems and services, we recognise where people are affected by trauma and adversity, respond in ways that prevent further harm and support recovery, and improve life chances for people affected by trauma.

The National Trauma Transformation Programme (formerly known as the National Trauma Training Programme) is a major and long-term change programme, which aims to support this vision. The NTTP provides a wide range of learning resources, guidance and implementation support for all sectors of the workforce, including leaders, to up-skill staff to the appropriate level of trauma-informed and responsive practice and, critically, to embed and sustain this model of working.

The NTTP is funded by the Scottish Government and delivered in partnership with COSLA, NHS Education for Scotland (NES), the Improvement Service (IS) and Resilience Learning Partnership (RLP).

To support this work, the Improvement Service provides a range of support to local authorities and other key stakeholders to:

raise awareness of the benefits of a trauma-informed approach across systems, services and the workforce;

develop tools and resources, and provide support to help strengthen the capacity and capability of councils and partners to implement a trauma-informed approach; and

bring together local trauma champions and trauma leads to share learning and good practice.

For more information about the NTTP and our support for local authorities and partners, please visit the NTTP website.

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Support for local authorities and stakeholders to raise awareness of the benefits of a trauma-informed approach across systems, services and the workforce, and to strengthen the capacity and capability of councils and partners to implement a trauma-informed approach.

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Trauma is Everybody's Business

Traumatic experiences affect most people at some stage in life, yet we often won't know about people's experiences, and the impact of trauma is unique to each of us. By taking a trauma-informed approach we can use universal principles to help us to recognise the impact trauma may be having on the people we aim to work with and respond in a way that supports recovery and does not cause further harm.

Adversity is not destiny

Although many of us will experience some form of traumatic event in the course of our lives, the majority of people will recover well, through supportive, positive relationships with family, friends, colleagues, people in their community, service professionals, and in some cases also receiving clinical psychological interventions or therapy.

91% of women

91% of women in Scottish prisons report both childhood and adulthood trauma, 51% reported they had been sexually abused. (Karatzias et al, 2017).

1 in 7 adults

1 in 7 Scottish adults report experiencing four or more adverse events (including traumatic experiences such as emotional, physical, and sexual abuse) before age 18 (Scottish Health Survey, 2019)

Our Vision is for a trauma informed workforce and services across Scotland, capable of recognising where people are affected by trauma and adversity, that is able to respond in ways that prevent further harm and support recovery, and can address inequalities and improve life chances

National Trauma Transformation Programme

What level of Knowledge and Skills do I need?

Click here to find out what Skills level you may require.

How can my service or organisation become more trauma- informed and responsive?

Our Roadmap for Creating Trauma-Informed and Responsive Change is designed to help services and organisations identify and reflect on progress, strengths and opportunities for embedding a trauma-informed and responsive approach across policy and practice. Find out more here.

Leadership Pledge of Support

Over 70 organisations from across Scotland have pledged their ongoing commitment to embedding trauma informed principles and practice in Scotland to support anyone affected by psychological trauma.

Are you looking for help for recovery from the impact of trauma?

If you are currently struggling with the impact of a traumatic event or events, we have listed some national support organisations who may be able to help.

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Homepage - National Trauma Transformation Programme

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This website provides access to evidence-based training, tools and guidance to support trauma-informed and responsive systems, organisations and workforces in Scotland.

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Roadmap for Creating Trauma-Informed and Responsive Change

The National Trauma Transformation Programme (NTTP), which NES is a key partner, along with Scottish Government and COSLA has published its new Roadmap for Creating Trauma-Informed and Responsive Change: Guidance for Organisations, Systems and Workforces in Scotland.

This resource is designed to be used flexibly and independently by services and organisations across all sectors of the workforce in Scotland, to help identify and reflect on progress, strengths and opportunities for embedding a trauma-informed and responsive approach across policy and practice.

It is based on evidence as well as learning and good practice from the Scottish context and existing relevant Scottish frameworks and guidance. It draws extensively on what people with lived experience of trauma have said would help:

improve access to support

reduce re-traumatisation

recognise resilience

support recovery

The resource also draws on what experts by profession and leaders across services/ organisations have told us would support them to implement a trauma-informed and responsive approach.

This resource is a part of a broader suite of resources available through our NTTP, which supports the Scottish Government and COSLA 's shared ambition for a trauma-informed workforce and services across Scotland. This is a major and long-term change programme which supports the implementation of sustainable, trauma-informed cultural and organisational change.

Dr Sandra Ferguson, Associate Director, Psychology said:

"The Roadmap is an essential next step towards the ambition of trauma informed and responsive organisations in line with Scottish Government and COSLA ambitions. It recognises the wider factors supporting implementation including culture and leadership but as a 'how to ' guide, it is flexible, transparent and evidence based."

For more information about psychological trauma, its prevalence and impact and the wider work of the NTTP please visit the National Trauma transformation programme website.

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The Roadmap for Creating Trauma-Informed and Responsive Change page of the NHS Education for Scotland website.