I find that most trauma informed training & practice rarely seems to include a thorough grasp of complex trauma, internal fragmentation, the dissociative continuum. This worries me. #TraumaRecoveryFocused practise includes these most vulnerable.

Book on to my one day Intro to Trauma andComplex Trauma. March 9th in Bath at the HQ of TRC. Email Admin@trc-uk.org to book! I only do 3 a year which are ‘open’ as all the other times I’m commissioned by schools etc! #TraumaRecoveryFocused

I have Skype consultancy to people working with vulnerable children in Kenya, Brazil and Scotland today. So many complex trauma ‘cases’ where the professionals need guidance on how to facilitate recovery. #traumaRecoveryFocused #traumainformedcare

Loved the eighth day of training this group of education staff from 10 schools in Oxfordshire. Another 4 days to go! #traumaRecoveryFocused

So proud of our team @Trauma_recovery in Bath, Bristol, Bradford & Guernsey! Every week I meet with my staff & am so proud of the work they are doing. Lives are being transformed. Traumas are being healed... #traumaRecoveryFocused

Some days I just have no words to describe the frustration that the symptoms of trafficking are not recognised by some professionals and so kids are left kept having contact with relatives who are dangerous. So so frustrating. Evidence collecting is slow..#traumaRecoveryfocused

Enjoyed training a primary school In Oxford today! Great staff who care for their challenging children! #traumarecoveryfocused

I am passionate about increasing understanding of hypoarousal behaviours due to frustration by them being understood as frozen/ collapse etc rather than having a #traumaRecoveryFocused understanding of the complex fragmentation that trauma can cause which can be integrated.

To clarify my last post- I meant that any therapy offered to traumatised children and young people which depends on the use of thinking, reflection and talking can be counterproductive. I assume all those working with vulnerable kids are empathetic & kind! #TraumaRecoveryFocused

Pity sucks. Let’s not pity people. Pity disconnects but empathy and respect connects. Let’s build communities that heal by respecting the courage to survive whilst empathising with pain. #traumaInformed #traumaRecovery #traumaRecoveryFocused

‘‘Twas a pleasure to speak fast for 40mins!! #traumaRecoveryFocused

Without doubt the best thing that I have ever experienced when delivering a keynote presentation is finding out it was beautifully illustrated. I’m still mind blown at the skill of @MendoncaPen. #shocked#grateful #traumaRecoveryFocused

The simple core fact. #traumaInformed #traumaRecoveryFocused

We can’t rush a child to heal, sadly we can’t medicate a child to heal, we can’t design a curriculum to heal.... Healing comes through relationships.... And loads of skills and tools to help unpack the subconscious and somatic memories of trauma. #traumaRecoveryFocused

It can take years to ‘come out of numb’ and feel safe enough to explore somatic and emotional memories. But so important so that traumatic experiences don’t have dominance on our reactions & responses! #trauma="/hashtag/traumaRecoveryFocused" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#traumaRecoveryFocused #trauma

This is exciting! I do hope it helps! Keep me posted! #traumaRecoveryFocused #HelpingKids

It’s on amazon! You can already pre order! I think shame is THE biggest deal when working with kids, YP & adults who have experienced trauma. We have to identify it to be able to stop the power of shame poisoning peoples thoughts, behaviour & identity. #traumaRecoveryFocused

Fourth book on trauma / child well-being coming together! Watch this space...Oct 2018! Also available for pre-order on Amazon. #HelpingKids #TraumaRecoveryFocused

I enjoyed the intro evening for our Oxford TRC and 10 therapeutic Mentoring Rooms! Excited about our continued partnership with the Oxford Virtual Schools. #traumaRecoveryFocused #traumaInformed

When a child presents with mental health symptoms, the likelihood is high that they have experienced trauma. They don’t need a label or a diagnosis, they need trauma recovery work to reduce the trauma symptoms & help the child recover. #trauma="/hashtag/traumaRecoveryFocused" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#traumaRecoveryFocused #trauma

Enjoyed checking n with my therapists team @Trauma_recovery Bristol today! Loved seeing them busy writing notes from their sessions! Data looks incredible as we see trauma symptoms reduce in every child! 🏆#loveMyStaff #therapy #traumaRecoveryFocused

Enjoying quoting from my book #teachingTheChildOnTheTraumaContinuum in a new book! It’s easy to forget an old project. It’s not new concepts now as it was in 2014! #traumaRecovery #traumaRecoveryFocused #traumaInformed

Enjoyed training on trauma at a Gloucester EP Conference! Ending the conference is the Chief Inspector of Gloucester Police and a Dr who is Public Health Consultant GCG talking about ACEs. #trauma="/hashtag/traumaInformed" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#traumaInformed #trauma #traumaRecoveryFocused #traumaTraining

https://www.bacp.co.uk/bacp-journals/bacp-children-young-people-and-families-journal/september-2018/recovery-from-trauma/ Delighted to be in @BACP journal today and even on the front page! #traumarecovery #traumarecoveryfocused