Understanding trauma and behaviour in the workplace

Understanding trauma and behaviour in the workplace

Deep dive into a training session on "Understanding Trauma and Behaviour in the Workplace," designed to equip participants with the skills to recognise and address the impact of trauma on workplace interactions. This program emphasises the importance of understanding how trauma influences behaviour, communication, and interpersonal dynamics, enabling participants to foster a supportive and productive work environment.

Learning outcomes

• Introduction to trauma theory.

• Introduction to the brain and process e.g. brainstem, limbic system and cortex.

• Understand trauma theory and the brain

• Realising impact of trauma in a organisational context.

• Reflect on causes of trauma in a workplace context.

• Discuss personal bias vs situational factors.

• Review a case study about trauma and behaviour in a workplace context.

• Tools to recognise the signs of trauma.

• Window of tolerance.

• Survival brain fight, flight, freeze response.

• Internal working model.

• Unpacking trauma taboos in a workplace setting

• Responding to safety

• Applying SERRA framework in a workplace setting.

• How to regulate and manage

• Resisting re-traumatisation in a organisation

• Psychosocial hazard identification in a legislative context

• Responding and supporting teams

• Implementing self care for resilience and wellbeing

Engage in an opportunity to discuss workplace experiences with a focus to build your competence in understanding trauma and its effects on behaviour, you can enhance your ability to navigate complex interpersonal dynamics and contribute to a healthier workplace culture.