Are you ready to gain clarity and confidence in working with clients who have experienced perinatal trauma?
Do you want to learn practical and effective strategies for supporting these individuals in an impactful way?
Join Rethinking Trauma: The LIVE Workshop... A live, 5 hour, interactive online workshop, designed to move you from confusion to clarity, so that you can gain the confidence you need to effectively support individuals who have experienced trauma during pregnancy or childbirth. Rethinking Trauma gives you the tools, strategies and techniques to not only will you improve your clients' experience with your services, but to also allow you to find greater satisfaction in your work - all within the scope of your role.
2024 DATES:
February 23, 9am-2pm AWST online
May 24, 9am-2pm AWST online
August 9, 9am-2pm AWST online
November 1, 9am-2pm AWST online
"I believe training such as this should be a core competency of clinical education. "
"This course completely exceeded my expectations. "
Before I signed up for Rethinking Trauma I was not clear about what was happening in the brain of my clients and I was concerned about not making more harm. I really wanted to have an understanding of what the trauma is, how it affects and impacts my perinatal clients and how to implement easy and accessible tools to make it safe for them and for me. This course completely exceeded my expectations.
Prior to the course the most challenging thing for me was to make sure that I won't retraumatize my clients. I don't want to cause any more harm to them, and I hope to guide them to a state of peace and wellbeing, if/when possible.
I am an avid learner and I would like to acknowledge the quality of this course. It was well structured and articulated, easy to understand and to digest. I really enjoyed understanding a bit better what happens in the brain during trauma, discovering more in depth the polyvagal theory. I appreciated the right balance between theory and practical tools.
"I feel like I now have the knowledge and understanding of trauma to be able to hold the space needed for my clients if they feel they would like to disclose that part of their story with me. It helped me understand why we respond to trauma in certain ways, and having that knowledge to be able to explain it to others has been extremely helpful.
If it's something your thinking of doing you definitely should, not only will it give you knowledge and practical advice on how to help your clients but it may also help you in ways you didn't realise you needed. "
Before this course I was trying to understand a way to best listen, in a way that made the birthing person feel seen, heard and witnessed. I personally know how it feels to speak to someone about what has happened, and their response having you question everything you are feeling and I didn't want my clients feeling that way.
I have heard Fiona speak before and she has such a warm, calm energy about her. She is also very well-known in the birth world in Perth and I wanted to learn from the best.
I liked that the course has split in to short, really easy to digest lessons. I also really liked that it had visual diagrams to go with what was being said. It helped make it easier to follow.
I cannot thank you enough for creating this course, learning about trauma, how it body responds to it and how to work with it made me feel so much capable, not only to help my clients but myself.
I GET IT...
Working with trauma can
be daunting -
Particularly if you feel it's out of your scope...
But it's something that just keeps reappearing!
You see trauma in SO MANY of your clients.
There's so much to consider, where do you even start?
How do you ensure you're not causing harm by doing or saying the wrong thing?
How can you support these clients without crossing the boundaries of your role?
If you're not a therapist, how can you even work with trauma at all?
So you're constantly...
Wondering if you're doing enough.
Wondering how you can do more.
Or avoiding the whole issue.
I'VE BEEN THERE TOO...
Hey! I'm Fiona
I began my work with perinatal clients 12 years ago as a newborn photographer, then moved to becoming a birth and postnatal doula, then a childbirth educator, before training as a specialised perinatal trauma counsellor.
I know how challenging it is to work with this client population and feel under-resourced to be able to support them through their hardest times. Even now my work still branches out into areas outside of as I continue to provide group antenatal classes - I ensure that my offerings are trauma-safe and trauma-responsive.
I've now supported hundreds of perinatal health and support professionals in confidently doing the same...
"It was a really good insight and I feel most people in general need to know this information, not just those in our field."
There was so much information to learn on each element. It was a really good insight and I feel most people in general need to know this information, not just those in our field. It was really informative, especially given the time we had, working out what would be the most important for us to know. It was so good – I’m curious to know more! Fiona was really great at explaining, and well spoken. She was also very calm given the topics too.
IN THOSE EARLY DAYS I ALSO MADE MY SHARE OF MISTAKES...
I've filled the silence after the disclosure of trauma with toxically positive comments... "at least your baby is here, healthy and safe"... dismissing her emotions and causing her retreat.
I've not known what to say, so I've remained silent.. .causing her to question herself and the validity of her emotions.
I've questioned my clients for further information... encouraging her to sit in distressing memories, retraumatising her as she spoke. I've related my client's experience back to my own... unaware that I was invalidating her experience by comparing it to my own.
... BEFORE I LEARNED HOW TO DO BETTER
INTRODUCING...
Rethinking Trauma: The LIVE Workshop... A live, 5 hour, interactive online workshop, designed to move you from confusion to clarity, so that you can gain the confidence you need to effectively support individuals who have experienced trauma during pregnancy or childbirth. Rethinking Trauma gives you the tools, strategies and techniques to not only will you improve your clients' experience with your services, but to also allow you to find greater satisfaction in your work - all within the scope of your role...
... yes, even if you're completely new to learning about trauma.
Endorsed by the Australian College of Midwives for 5 hours of CPD
Rethinking Trauma is based on the approach that...
- Due to the prevalence on perinatal trauma, ALL perinatal professionals need tools to be able to work with trauma, within the scope of their practice - not just counsellors and therapists
- Trauma support is needed BEFORE clients make the decision to seek out therapy
- Simple, consistent trauma-responsive actions can lead to greater client engagement and retention in perinatal services, improved success of mental health referrals, generating more successful outcomes overall
- Building clarity and confidence around trauma-responsive care can lead to improved career fulfilment and work satisfaction for perinatal professionals
""I will be recommending this to all of my colleagues."
"She has a calming energy, listens intently and provides resources and guidance that has been very helpful and reassuring."
"This is a very important part of learning. Fiona was very engaging and gentle in her approach to a very sensitive topic. It is a good mix of discussion, science based, statistics and real life experiences. Very informative"
WORKSHOP CONTENT
MODULE 1 - Understanding Trauma
- Defining exactly what trauma is
- Understanding the types of trauma perinatal clients experience
- Acknowledging the prevalence of trauma
- Understanding the need for trauma-responsiveness in perinatal care
- Three primary factors that influence trauma
- The overlapping impacts of trauma for perinatal clients
MODULE 2 - How Trauma Works
- How trauma forms and functions in the brain
- How trauma forms and functions in the body
- Recognising the seen and unseen signs of trauma
- Understanding the cognitive, emotional, behavioural and physical symptoms of trauma
MODULE 3 - Working With and Without Trauma Disclosure: Part 1
- Understanding your scope when working with trauma
- Working with unspoken trauma through implementing the pillars of trauma-informed practice
- Implementing trauma-sensitive language into work practices
MODULE 4 - Working With and Without Trauma Disclosure: Part 2
- Practical tools for working with emotional and somatic trauma responses that arise for your clients
- Working with Polyvagal Theory and the Window of Tolerance within your clients
- Expanding your client's tolerance of distress so that they can maximise their outcomes in your services
- Debriefing skills - how to safely work with disclosure
... so that you have simple yet practical tools for supporting your clients (and yourself) through the disclosure of trauma.
MODULE 5 - Supporting Referrals
- Indicators of when referral is necessary
- Barriers to successful referrals
- Trauma-responsive care as the missing piece in a successful referral
- A framework for ensuring effective referrals
...so that you can feel confident that your referral will be successful and will improve the outcomes for your clients.
MODULE 6 - Trauma in Perinatal Professionals
- Vicarious (VT) and Secondary Trauma (ST)
- Avoiding VT and ST
- Internal and external boundary setting
- Dimensions of self-support
- When and where to seek external support
- Barriers to health professionals seeking support...
... so that you are able to recognise the impact this work can have on you, with a clear direction of what to do to support yourself.
WHAT OTHERS HAVE TO SAY...
Thanks so much, it's a great resource. Your work is amazing and so needed, thank you for what you do to support families and mothers.
Thanks Fiona, this will be invaluable for all the mothers we teach! I really appreciate that you've shared your work with us, thanks so much.
The content was really informative and relevant.
The handouts and resources will be really handy.
Amazing presentation Fiona! Brilliant! Loved the way you covered all aspects. Thank you for sharing valuable knowledge!
Thank you so much again. This area of support is SO needed for mothers, fathers, doulas, midwives, etc.
Fiona, thank you for sharing your wisdom and knowledge. I appreciate your dedication to making a change for all involved.
Very interest content and good to hear a different point of view. Fiona has a beautiful presence and made me feel at ease talking about a touchy subject.
Very informative. I learnt so much that will be so valuable and useful. I have worked as a nurse for years and never been told this... it needs to be told. Such important information.
I was very impressed with the content and felt safe to learn this topic to become informed. I felt it was delivered with compassion, love, knowledge and gentleness. It has opened me up to start thinking of how I can support women with trauma.
LET ME GUESS...
You're very curious but not quite sure if
RETHINKING TRAUMA is the right fit for you?
I get it, wanting to work with trauma can be daunting! And there are so many courses out there right now.
It makes sense to think about your options before you join. So let me help you out....
First of all, Rethinking Trauma isn't right for you if...
- You don't feel trauma is your problem - let's leave it to the experts
- You already work within a trauma-responsive approach
- You work alone and don't interact with clients
BUT, Rethinking Trauma - IS 100% right for you even if...
- You want to work more effectively with these clients, but you're not sure where to start
- You don't know the first thing about trauma
- Even if you know a lot about trauma
- You want to support your clients who have disclosed trauma, but you feel anxious at causing unintentional harm by retraumatizing them
- You want to help more clients, but you can't find the time in your current role
- You're still a student in your chosen field
- You want to learn more about working with trauma, but you're worried you're too time-poor to even do a course
- You want to actively support your clients that have experienced perinatal trauma, but you feel it's out of your scope of practice
- And you want to do all of this with less anxiety and hesitation, and with more clarity and confidence
HOW DO YOU WANT TO FEEL WHEN YOU'RE WORKING WITH A TRAUMATISED CLIENT?
Because, if you join Rethinking Trauma you’ll soon be feeling pretty different to how you feel right now...
How would you feel if you:
- Had a DEEPER UNDERSTANDING of how trauma works and its impacts on the clients you serve
- Knew exactly how to respond with CONFIDENCE when a client discloses their experience of trauma to you
- Knew that your work practices TRULY support those that have experienced trauma - whether they disclose or not
- Had the CLARITY to know when and how to successfully refer your clients to seek external support
- Had a kit of TOOLS and STRATEGIES to effectively support not only your clients, but yourself in this work too
HAVE QUESTIONS?
freQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
I don't work in a perinatal specific field - is this course going to be suitable for me?
Yes. If you work with perinatal clients at all, this course will be suitable for you. It is designed for you to be able to take what you learn and apply it to your specific line of work. Doulas, midwives, photographers, educators, physios, GPs, nurses, nutritionists, coaches, personal trainers, obstetricians, dieticians, parenting educators, sleep support specialists... if you work with perinatal clients, this is for you.
I work with people that experience trauma other than birth or perinatal trauma - will the course content be relevant?
Yes, absolutely. From the very first module we gain a greater understanding of trauma as a whole, as well as the types and varying factors involved, so what you will learn from there can be applied across the board.
I'm still a student, should I wait to complete my studies before doing this course?
No, don't wait! This course will set you up with a strong foundation for understanding the intricacies of trauma that will allow you to build on top of this knowledge for the remainder of your studies and beyond.
When will I have access to the workshop resources?
You will gain access to your client portal immediately on registering.
How many hours of PD will this course equate to?
The course content itself, the additional worksheets and ebooks, as well as the live group component, equates to 5 hours of professional development.
The Australian College of Midwives endorses this course with 5 hours of CPD.
“I have another question…”
Great! Send me an email at fiona@fionarogerson.com.au and I’ll get back to you ASAP.
