Description
This practical workbook focuses on applying trauma‑informed principles in real‑world settings. Learners explore communication, boundaries, emotional safety and supportive responses that help people feel understood and respected. It is designed for staff and volunteers who want to use trauma‑informed approaches confidently in their daily work.
Who is it for?
- Experts by Experience involved in service assessment or improvement
- Volunteer teams supporting trauma‑informed or psychologically informed practice
- Organisations developing lived‑experience roles or co‑production frameworks
- Services preparing for TIC/PIE assessment or reflective improvement
- Community, housing, health or social care settings wanting to strengthen trauma‑informed culture
- Charities and support organisations working with adults, families or vulnerable groups
- Teams seeking safe, structured and values‑led approaches to service observation and feedback
- Services aiming to embed psychological safety, relational practice and trauma‑aware environments
Key Learning Outcomes
Learners will:
- Understand trauma‑informed care (TIC) and psychologically informed environments (PIE), including core principles and how they support psychological safety
- Explore how environments, relationships, communication, identity, culture and lived experience influence emotional and psychological safety in services
- Learn how to prepare safely and sustainably for TIC/PIE assessment visits, including emotional preparation, boundaries and grounding strategies
- Be able to observe environments using trauma‑informed and psychologically informed principles, including sensory, relational and emotional cues
- Reflect on and organise insights after an assessment visit, including grounding, emotional responses, thematic analysis and identifying strengths and challenges
- Share insights in a safe, boundaried and compassionate way, using structured frameworks and maintaining personal boundaries when offering feedback
Risewell Pathways Licensing Model
This workbook is available through the Risewell Pathways Licensing Model for use within schools, community organisations, charities, services and workplaces. Select the licence scope that best fits your organisation’s needs.
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