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Home Leading and managing Mental Health and Wellbeing Understanding Trauma

Understanding Trauma

Understand the impact of traumatic events, the factors associated with the development of traumatic stress and trauma informed practice

Overview

Off the shelf (OTS)

The concept of exposure to traumatic events is now recognised as a factor influencing the development of a variety of mental health conditions and is not confined to PTSD – Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

When working with people who have been exposed to trauma it is necessary to understand the responses to trauma, how to keep people safe and how to protect yourself from the associated risks from vicarious trauma.