Delivery: Face-to-face | Duration: Half day
Foundations of Trauma Responsive practice training is designed to build a shared understanding of trauma, stress, behaviour and human connection across the Tasmanian State Service.
The program recognises that trauma responsiveness is not solely relevant for frontline workers or specialist practitioners. Contemporary public sector work increasingly occurs in environments characterised by complexity, uncertainty, high demand, stakeholder pressure and human interaction.
The workshop provides practical tools that participants can immediately apply in interactions with colleagues, teams, stakeholders and service users, while supporting sustainable workforce wellbeing and psychologically safe workplace cultures.
Learning outcomes:
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Understand the impacts of trauma and stress on behaviour
- Recognise nervous system responses in themselves and others
- Apply trauma responsive communication strategies
- Strengthen psychological safety and connection
- Build sustainable practices that support wellbeing and performance
- Contribute to safer, more responsive workplace cultures
Who should attend?
This training is for all levels, particularly those who require a foundational understanding or would like to refresh their knowledge.
Trainer: Dr Polly McGee (Second Mountain)
Dr Polly McGee is a nationally recognised trauma trained neuroleadership designer, psychotherapist, author and speaker.
They spend their time in organisations building leadership capacity and psychologically safe, productive cultures; speaking and leading workshops and leadership immersions cross sectorally; and working with clients in their private transformational therapeutic coaching practice.
Polly specialises in making understanding the complex neuroscience of humans and leadership from all parts of an organisation practical, accessible, entertaining and operational. Polly is a residential program designer and facilitator with Tasmanian Leaders flagship program and their one day and iLead programs.
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