Webinar series: supporting children who have experienced trauma

We’re running a series of webinars for people who work with children who have experienced trauma.

You’ll hear from experts in their field, who will explain how trauma can affect children, and give you practical tips to support them.

The webinars are for anyone who works in residential care with children who may have experienced trauma, including:

• people who develop children's residential services
• children’s residential managers
• children's residential workers
• people who support children and young people in residential setting
• people who support the workforce in children’s residential setting.

The webinars are free and will last about 90 minutes.

Jessica Matthews-West, Improvement and Development Manager at Social Care Wales, said:

Attending the webinar is also an opportunity to add to your continuing professional development (CPD), if you’re registered with us.

Click on the event dates below to book your place.

Registration closes 48 hours before the event.

• 1.30pm to 3.30pm, 15 May
  Using compassionate and trauma-informed leadership in children’s residential care services

• 10.30am to 12.30pm, 22 May
  Supporting neurodiverse young people who have experienced trauma

• 10.30am to 12.30pm, 4 June
  Vicarious trauma and staff well-being in children’s residential settings

• 10.30am to 12.30pm, 24 June
  What does trauma-informed practice look like in residential child care?

• 10.30am to 12.30pm, 2 July
  Creating therapeutic environments for people who are neurodivergent or have experienced trauma