Safeguarding Adults Week 2024
Wednesday 20 November: Trauma Informed Practice
Lunch and learn session
Date: Wednesday 20 November 2024
Time: 12.30pm to 1.30pm
Location: online session, find out how to book
Audience: This workshop is aimed at professionals
Presenters: Dr Annette Bailey and Amanda Hall, Trauma Informed Care Leads, Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
"Trauma is not what happens to you. Trauma is what happens inside you as a result of what happens to you".
Gabor Mate, 2021
This workshop looks at:
- What is trauma and its impact?
- What is trauma informed care?
- Who are boundaries for and why do we need them?
- How working with trauma can impact staff and organisations
- Looking after ourselves and others
Safeguarding Adults theme for Wednesday
Establishing Professional Boundaries
Developing good quality relationships are important across all organisations and communities. Professional boundaries help us to understand what good quality relationships look like both within and outside of work. Thinking about professional boundaries encourages us to establish clear foundations about the nature of working relationships from the outset.
On this day, we are encouraging people to think about what appropriate professional boundaries look like in your sector, organisation or community. What power imbalances exist that could impact professional working relationships? What could be the signs that professional boundaries are being blurred and how should you respond if you are concerned?
Professional boundaries can also go beyond our relationships with colleagues or service users and include boundaries between our work and home life. We will also be exploring what good practice looks like in transitioning from work to home life.
Join the conversation
Tell us about how you are developing good quality relationships whilst working with professional boundaries in your role or organisation.
Use the hashtag #SafeguardingAdultsWeek to share your reflections with us on social media.