Supporting Trauma-Informed Assessments: The MACE Toolkit and Handbook

Duration: 3.5 hours

Information based session aimed at those working with children and families affected by trauma in the border county areas of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland

Eligibility:

This course is available free to anyone working in the statutory or voluntary sectors in the border country areas of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland (Derry, Letterkenny, and Inishowen; Strabane and West Donegal; Fermanagh, Sligo, and Leitrim; Armagh, Cavan, and Monaghan; Newry and Louth)

Dates and Times

• 9 February 2023, 9:30 am – 1 pm
• 28 February 2023, 9:30 am – 1 pm
• 8 March 2023, 9:30 am – 1 pm
• 28 March 2023, 9:30 am – 1 pm
• 12 April 2023, 9:30 am – 1 pm
• 27 April 2023, 9:30 am – 1 pm

Outcomes

After completing this course, participants will be able to:

• Understand the concept of being trauma-informed during assessments and related work (ARW)
• Understand helpful and unhelpful practitioner behaviours during ARW
• Identify potential sources and signs of exposure to childhood trauma
• Understand protective factors and how they interact with risk factors to influence positive outcomes/resilience
• Identify appropriate interventions to support families affected by trauma
• Understand the process of support pathway planning and review
• Understand how to use the MACE Trauma-Informed Practitioner’s Toolkit during ARW

Relevance

This course is relevant to those with no or little knowledge on trauma, and are working with children and families affected by trauma in the border county areas of NI/ROI.

How to Enrol

Email Caitlyn.McGill@westerntrust.hscni.net with the following information:

• Name
• Email address
• Which of the above geographical areas you work in – you must work in one of the border county areas of NI or ROI
• Job role and organisation
• Date of training you wish to attend