Understanding Trauma and Dealing with Discloures Workshops
News Release
News Release
Understanding Trauma and Dealing with Discloures Workshops
Kia ora Women’s Support Motueka supporters and friends. Last year we ran our first full ‘Dealing with Disclosures’ workshop programme, which consisted of six hours of education over three nights. A disclosure is when someone tells you they have been harmed.
The workshops covered:
- Disclosures and how family violence affects people differently.
- How trauma affects the brain and how symptoms of post-traumatic
stress disorder (PTSD) present in people who have been harmed. - To keep everyone safe, we discussed how to create and respect
boundaries with the person who disclosed and why these boundaries
are so important. - How to refer people on for further support.
Our workshops were attended by several different community connectors who have said our training has been essential to their work. Our workshops are aimed at anyone in the community who would benefit from knowing how to handle disclosures of harm. People who could benefit are social service providers, hairdressers/barbers, bartenders, WINZ case managers, students, social workers, teachers/educators (ECE, primary, secondary, and tertiary), medical professionals (Nurses, GPS, Pharmacists, Hospital staff and Midwives), support staff, community workers, religious leaders, police, lawyers, and of course the general public (friends and whānau are often the first to be disclosed to). Anyone who is interested is welcome to join!
The workshops provided a safe environment for our participants to ask questions and practice scenarios related to disclosures of harm. In addition, our participants left with a 40-page workbook containing all relevant information from the workshops with a ‘go to’ page where the most crucial referral information is located. The ‘go to’ pages reduce the stress of receiving a disclosure and allow the participants to focus on what is most important, helping the distressed person.
Feedback from participants
“The Dealing with Disclosures course was fantastic! I have attended other training on this topic in the past and the other providers truly only scraped the surface of this sensitive and serious subject matter. WSM has put together a comprehensive course that covers much more detail than any others I’ve been to.”
“The sensitive way the topic was presented and the tools that were used, in the form of videos, in-depth workbook and open discussion, made a triggering subject easy to work through and retain. I have learnt so much about myself and the world around me, would recommend to anyone, not just community workers.
“I have and would recommend this training to anyone who is working in the social services sector. Excellent knowledge to have in our kete.”
Workshop Participants 2022
We received overwhelmingly positive feedback from our participants who want more workshops in the future. WSM is proud to provide this service to our community and looks forward to holding more in 2023. Thank you all for your ongoing support and keep an eye out for our next round of disclosure workshops soon by checking our website www.wsm.org.nz and our Facebook and Instagram pages @womenssupportmotueka
Ngā mihi!
Mikayla Cahill ~ Community Engagement Coordinator
Email: community@wsm.org.nz
Phone: 03-528-8161