

TRAUMA-INFORMED EDUCATION
Navigating the Storm
Training for School Staff

Childhood trauma is common, worldwide and in Aotearoa New Zealand, and has a devastating and long-lasting effect on the development of tamariki, their whānau, and for society in general.
School staff and school leaders can make a difference for vulnerable ākonga when they have the knowledge and skills on how to support them.
This evidence based half-day-training aims to improve staff confidence on how to make sense of tamariki’s and caregiver’s behaviour and how to provide a reflective response.
The main themes covered:
• Understanding complex trauma including intergenerational trauma
• The impact of adverse childhood experiences on brain development and behaviour
• The importance of cultural sensitivity and whanaungatanga for trauma-informed education
• Optimising learning potential through building safe and predictable relationships
• Understanding practical regulatory skills that can help to calm the nervous system (neuroscience versus behaviourism)
• Improving well-being for educators and other support professionals
Dr. Josette Wulffaert, Clinical Psychologist/PhD has over 19 years of experience in providing training as well as providing psychotherapy for children, adolescents and adults/parents who have experienced complex trauma.
Workshop Details:
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Travel Costs:
9.00am - 1.00pm (including morning tea and lunch breaks)
$2,200 + gst
The above cost is for a maximum of 35 people
If you have more than 35 participants, please contact Josette to discuss further
Travel is charged at $0.95c per km from Golden Sands, Pāpāmoa.
However if you are within a 20km radius of Golden Sands, there is no travel fee.
School to Provide:
• Lecture space
• Internet connection
• Screen
• Photocopying of teaching materials to handout
Principal Testimonial
Golden Sands Primary School, Pāpāmoa
"We recently employed Josette to deliver three professional learning sessions about trauma-informed practice for our staff.
Josette comes with a clinical psychology background and was able to lead us through understanding children who have experienced trauma. Her sessions were a mixture of understanding trauma and its impact on our learners and how we might approach working alongside them.
Our staff found her sessions to be informative, relevant and practical and has helped start us on our trauma informed practice journey. We highly recommend Josette should you wish to understand more about learners who have experienced trauma."
Melanie Taylor, Principal