WORKSHOP
Understanding ACEs
Do you work with young people who present with challenges in both engagement and behaviour? In this one-day workshop you will join those all important dots between ACES, (Adverse Childhood Experiences) and their impact upon body mind and spirit. You will then explore how best to create safe spaces and support young people from the bottom up so that they feel safe to flourish as God’s children.
Who is this workshop for?
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Youth workers and their teams.
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What the workshop will cover:
Being a trauma detective in your setting.
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What are ACEs and how they impact brain development, attachment psychology and wellbeing
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Spotting the signs of developmental trauma and learning what impact this has on the young people you support
Welcoming a traumatised child/young person in your setting.
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Being a trauma and attachment aware setting and working with survival physiology from a kingdom perspective
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Practical sensory strategies
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Adapting language and communication
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Ways your ministry can support resilience for young people who have been through trauma
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Using body based and sensory strategies that can help a young person to feel safe and regulated
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Changing the perspective so that you promote the best context for them to grow in God's love​​
LENGTH: 1 full day
COST: Dependent on group size/needs/location, enquire via email.