About this Online Workshop

There is a tremendous amount of suffering caused by complex situations that leaders are regularly confronted with. This is particularly true social and community services sector. In order to be an effective, caring, and compassionate leader, Individuals need to broaden skills and deepen self-reflection.  

This workshop aims to support those in leadership and supervisory positions by building on their trauma- informed practice, and is focussed on developing a foundation for trauma-informed leadership growth to take place. The following topics will be covered: communication, debriefing and supervision skills; emotional awareness; conflict resolution, counter transference and parallel processes; and self care and collective care.  

Participants will engage with concepts of vicarious trauma and burnout, and will learn to support and lead staff in meaningful ways using micro, mezzo, and macro approaches. Participants will reflect on their own leadership styles while also critically engaging their understanding trauma and leadership from a social justice and compassionate lens.

NOTE: This is an interactive, virtual workshop, which is different from a webinar. Participants will be expected to participate through voice and video, and to engage with each other and the facilitator in large and small group discussions, to learn from each other and practice skill development.

Learning Objectives

• Outlining the fundamentals of trauma-informed leadership
  

• Gain confidence in using trauma informed tools and strategies
  

• Reflection and insight into one’s own individual leadership style
  

• Deepen skills on supervision, debriefing, self-reflection, navigating crisis and communication

Who Should Attend?

Any manager, supervisor, or leader in a human, social or community services organization.

Format and Duration

Three sessions total: one three-hour session, one two-hour session and one ninety-minute session.