Trauma Informal Practice
A practical training course designed to equip healthcare and support professionals with the knowledge and skills to understand trauma, recognise its effects, and apply trauma-informed principles in everyday practice. This course supports safer, more compassionate care across diverse settings.
Learning Outcomes
What you'll learn
- Define acute, chronic, and complex trauma, and explain their impact on health, behaviour, and development.
- Identify common causes of trauma, including abuse, neglect, displacement, and institutional harm within UK and Irish contexts.
- Recognise trauma responses such as fight, flight, freeze, and fawn, and interpret these behaviours through a trauma-informed lens.
- Apply the six core principles of trauma-informed practice—safety, trustworthiness, peer support, collaboration, empowerment, and cultural awareness—in
- Communicate with service users using active listening, validation, and trauma-sensitive language to build trust and reduce re-traumatisation.
- Manage trauma disclosures sensitively and ethically, maintaining boundaries and safeguarding responsibilities.
- Design and maintain trauma-informed physical environments that support emotional safety, accessibility, and inclusion.
- Reflect on personal responses to trauma-related work, recognise signs of burnout and compassion fatigue, and implement effective self-care strategies.
- Understand and utilise reflective practice and supervision to support professional wellbeing and emotional regulation.
- Foster vicarious resilience by recognising and drawing strength from the recovery journeys of individuals they support.
Stay updated with our
Learning Outcomes
What you'll learn
- Define acute, chronic, and complex trauma, and explain their impact on health, behaviour, and development.
- Identify common causes of trauma, including abuse, neglect, displacement, and institutional harm within UK and Irish contexts.
- Recognise trauma responses such as fight, flight, freeze, and fawn, and interpret these behaviours through a trauma-informed lens.
- Apply the six core principles of trauma-informed practice—safety, trustworthiness, peer support, collaboration, empowerment, and cultural awareness—in
- Communicate with service users using active listening, validation, and trauma-sensitive language to build trust and reduce re-traumatisation.
- Manage trauma disclosures sensitively and ethically, maintaining boundaries and safeguarding responsibilities.
- Design and maintain trauma-informed physical environments that support emotional safety, accessibility, and inclusion.
- Reflect on personal responses to trauma-related work, recognise signs of burnout and compassion fatigue, and implement effective self-care strategies.
- Understand and utilise reflective practice and supervision to support professional wellbeing and emotional regulation.
- Foster vicarious resilience by recognising and drawing strength from the recovery journeys of individuals they support.
Stay updated with our
Training Overview
- Understanding Trauma in Practice
- Core Principles of Trauma-Informed Practice
- Recognising and Responding to Trauma Reactions
- Creating a Trauma-Informed Environment
- Communication Strategies in Trauma-Informed Practice
- Self-Care and Vicarious Resilience in Trauma-Informed Work
- Summary
Top reviews
No reviews yet.
You May Also Like
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
Take Your
Learning Anywhere
Stay on top of your learning with the Care Learning app.
Are you a qualified
Trainer or Instructor?
Join Care Learning as a trainer and deliver high-quality courses to learners across healthcare and workplace training.
Refer a Friend &
Earn Rewards.
Invite healthcare professionals to join Care Learning and get rewarded when your referral successfully joins.
Frequently asked questions
The course covers types of trauma (acute, chronic, and complex), trauma responses, brain and behaviour impacts, trauma-informed care principles, creating safe environments, communication strategies, and managing professional wellbeing.
Yes, learners receive a certificate upon successful completion of the Trauma Informal Practice course.
To enroll, create an account on the Care Learning website using your email and password. New learners can sign up at care-learning.com.
This course is suitable for healthcare workers, social care professionals, support staff, and educators working with individuals affected by trauma in the UK and Ireland.