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Understanding Trauma Workshop
A trauma-informed educational experience designed to foster psychological safety, building resilience, and community healing.
Who This Workshop Is For
This workshop is essential for K–12 educators, university staff, social workers, foster care agencies, non-profit organizations, and community leaders who work directly with populations impacted by systemic or personal trauma.
Two-Hour Workshop Breakdown
- 0:00–0:10 | Welcome and Introduction
Overview of the workshop, its purpose, and how trauma can affect emotions, behavior, relationships, learning, and a person’s sense of safety.
0:10–0:25 | What Is Trauma?
Understanding acute, chronic, and complex trauma, childhood adversity, instability, separation, abuse, neglect, loss, and why trauma may remain hidden.
0:25–0:45 | How Trauma Affects the Brain and Body
Discussion of emotional regulation, memory, concentration, trust, relationships, decision-making, and fight, flight, freeze, and shutdown responses.
0:45–1:00 | Recognizing Trauma Beneath Behavior
Learning how trauma may appear through anger, withdrawal, anxiety, defiance, avoidance, emotional outbursts, lack of trust, and difficulty concentrating.
1:00–1:10 | Guided Reflection Activity
Participants examine how they normally respond to challenging behavior and consider how trauma may be influencing what they see.
1:10–1:30 | Creating Trauma-Informed Environments
Practical strategies for emotional safety, de-escalation, clear expectations, healthy boundaries, offering choices, active listening, and avoiding retraumatization.
1:30–1:45 | The Power of Trusted Adults
Exploring the importance of consistency, mentorship, encouragement, advocacy, reliability, and following through on promises.
1:45–1:55 | Questions and Audience Discussion
Participants discuss how trauma-informed practices can be used within their schools, agencies, organizations, workplaces, and communities.
1:55–2:00 | Closing Message and Call to Action
A final message about combining understanding and compassion with accountability, safety, structure, and appropriate support.
What’s Included
- Two-hour live, interactive workshop
Trauma-informed education
Lived-experience perspective
Guided reflection activity
Practical trauma-response strategies
Audience discussion and Q&A
Customization for the hosting organization
Optional digital takeaway resource
Workshop Investment
Packages begin at $3,500+
Final pricing may vary based on location, audience size, travel, customization, additional sessions, resource materials, and technical requirements.
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