Living with trauma is a universal experience. As health professionals and educators, we are most effective supporting others when we understand how personal trauma experiences influence overall function and healing processes. This two day training will help us develop new skills in working mindfully and effectively with other people and support ourselves also.

Discussing mental health and emotional pain was once taboo, but this is changing. Thankfully, trauma-sensitive practices are increasingly recognised and adopted by forward-thinking organizations worldwide. This shift is crucial to ensure that the individuals we serve receive the most effective support they need to thrive.

Trauma impacts every aspect of human functioning: physical, mental, behavioural, social, and spiritual. Experiences such as violence, abuse, neglect, addiction, loss, racism, and exclusion can dramatically affect development, significantly hindering anyone’s ability to function throughout life. Early developmental trauma can dramatically affect emotional regulation, relationships, learning and engagement, often necessitating adaptive coping mechanisms that can manifest as addiction or mental illness. Unfortunately, trauma is often misinterpreted, misunderstood, and minimized, leading people to respond from wounded places without awareness. When coupled with developmental disabilities or substance abuse, the challenges for those living with trauma are greatly compounded.

As professionals, our effectiveness in supporting others is maximized when we understand how personal trauma experiences influence overall functioning and healing processes. Whether we work in therapy, education, social work, child protection, or business, and whether we are counselors, police officers, or foster parents, this mental health workshop will help us develop new skills to work mindfully and effectively with others. The added benefit is that we are likely to gain a deeper understanding of ourselves as well.

With the support of Hand in Hand, the content of this workshop will be customized to the Irish context to include dialogues specific to intergenerational transmission of trauma, political trauma, religious and institutional trauma, addiction, and developmental trauma – and how we can support people in their resilience.

Price: €395

Thursday 9th and Friday 10th October 2025

Location:
In person Imperial Hotel, 76 South Mall, Cork, Co. Cork T12A2YT