Moving and Soothing
Learn to apply practical tools and strategies to support recovery for children and young people using body based interventions
Increasingly, there is an understanding that talk-based interventions on their own do not address all the needs of children and young people who have experienced trauma or entrenched adversity. The residue of such toxic stress remains in the body and brain of each child and young person. Those who support these children need a range of strategies to promote repair and healing. Body based interventions that are child focused provide opportunities for practitioners in multiple settings to support children and young people to engage with their own physiological responses and change these to enable a felt sense of safety and trust.
It will offer individual, family and group work approaches for delivering this modality of therapeutic intervention.
The workshop draws from the knowledge base associated with sensorimotor psychotherapy, dance and movement forms of intervention, and play based modalities.
All training sessions delivered by the Australian Childhood Foundation are facilitated by members of our Therapeutic Services and Professional Education Services teams. These staff members are qualified and experienced professionals who are engaging in trauma informed practice with children, young people and families across Australia. Training team members draw on their practice wisdom and current experiences to contextualise the training content to practice challenges and successes. They are able to link the theory and research to the therapeutic reach of the organisation’s programs throughout each training program.
Increasingly, there is an understanding that talk-based interventions on their own do not address all the needs of children and young people who have experienced trauma or entrenched adversity. The residue of such toxic stress remains in the body and brain of each child and young person. Those who support these children need a range of strategies to promote repair and healing. Body based interventions that are child focused provide opportunities for practitioners in multiple settings to support children and young people to engage with their own physiological responses and change these to enable a felt sense of safety and trust.
It will offer individual, family and group work approaches for delivering this modality of therapeutic intervention.
The workshop draws from the knowledge base associated with sensorimotor psychotherapy, dance and movement forms of intervention, and play based modalities.
All training sessions delivered by the Australian Childhood Foundation are facilitated by members of our Therapeutic Services and Professional Education Services teams. These staff members are qualified and experienced professionals who are engaging in trauma informed practice with children, young people and families across Australia. Training team members draw on their practice wisdom and current experiences to contextualise the training content to practice challenges and successes. They are able to link the theory and research to the therapeutic reach of the organisation’s programs throughout each training program.
Learning Outcomes
- Revised their understanding of the neurobiology of trauma
- Explored the knowledge of body based interventions and their grounding in current theory and research,
- Considered the core principles of body based interventions,
- Engaged with specific strategies that participants can take into their practice, a
- Utilised a critical thinking model to examine the application considerations of this way of working.
Target Audience
This workshop provides a practical and experiential exploration of these body based interventions. It is suitable for all professionals working with children and young people who have experiences abuse, violence or neglect and who are interested in this way of working.
Our Trainers
All training sessions delivered by Australian Childhood Foundation are facilitated by members of our therapeutic services and professional education services teams. These staff members are qualified and experienced professionals that are engaging in trauma-informed practice with children, young people and families across Australia. Training team members draw on their practice wisdom and current experiences to contextualise the training content to practice challenges and successes. They are able to link the theory and research to improved outcomes.Learning Methods
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| Name | Start Date | Time | Location | Cost | |
| Moving and Soothing | 9 May 2024 | 10:00 am - 02:00 pm | Virtual Classroom | $165.00 |
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