Working with Trauma
Working with Trauma is a training for professionals working in on going or post conflict situations & aims to provide an array of arts techniques to working with both acutely & chronically traumatised individuals & groups. It includes:
- trauma theory - working with acute & chronic conditions
- using pyschodramatic & drama techniques
- using movement in the treatment of trauma
- visioning work in working with intrusive thoughts & flashbacks
- working with disassociation
- relaxation & anxiety reduction
- art & drama for anger management
- working with children who have been traumatised
- working with refugees
- the use of ritual & “re-writing the post traumatic script”
Quote:
“This approach was completely new…I was shocked, a big pleasant surprise”
Psychologist, The Little Star Centre for Children Traumatised by War, Chechnya
By Peter Smith at 1998-02-21 14:40 | conflict situations | people with mental health issues | training



