Archive for September, 2011
Presentation MHCC – Trauma informed Care and Practice Conference – part 1
Part 1 of presentation Trauma informed Care and Pactice – Meeting the Challenge conference facilitated by MHCC (Mental Health Coordinating Council, ECAV (Education Centre against Violence), ASCA (Adults Surviving Child Abuse) and PMHCCN June 2011
Trauma Informed Care and Practice – youth mental health
During childhood the brain grows and develops rapidly, especially in the first 3 to 5 years, with further rapid development during puberty and it continues to grow and develop until a person is in their twenties. During this entire period trauma can and does impact fundamental neuro-chemical processes, and these in turn can affect the growth, structure, and functioning of the brain and the mind.
TheMHS Conference 6-9 September 2011 – Trauma informed Care and Practice – using a wide-angled lens
We propose the integration of a model of Trauma-Informed Care and Practice across all health, mental health and human services. This necessitates the development of evidence based models and practice programs building capacity through supporting workforce education and training; data collection, research, outcome measurement and evaluation.
This must include strategies to increase community awareness around the relationship between trauma and mental health while working to eradicate stigma and discrimination, and facilitate access and equity.
Webinar complex trauma – Mental Health Professionals Network
For full webinar go to http://www.mhpn.org.au/News/Events/ComplexTrauma/ComplexTraumaRecording.aspx
Creating a Culture of Prevention and Wellbeing – Trauma informed Care and Practice
A child’s capacity to regulate their emotions and behaviour is a reflection of their caregivers’ responses to them. Children internalise the affective and cognitive
characteristics of their relationships with their primary care-givers and form internal working models for their feelings, thoughts and reactions. Early
patterns of attachment determine how effectively individuals will process information from then on. Infants who feel safe, secure and understood learn to
trust what they feel. They also come to make sense of and the world around them. They come to rely on their emotions and thoughts and this informs their
reactions to any situation. They become confident about their feelings and can express them. They learn to feel good about themselves, to value themselves and
feel confident that they can make good things happen. They also are reassured that if they don’t know how to deal with a difficult situation that someone
else around them will. They are able to develop strategies for responding purposefully to a range of situations rather than reacting to them.Offender gets four years while victim gets life
As it is a small percentage of these crimes are reported. The process is simply too harrowing. Further non-reporting undoubtedly will mean more victims will be left struggling and fewer perpetrators will be held to real account.