The Werry Workforce Whāraurau Trauma-Informed Care National Training Day for people working with tamariki and whānau

took place in Rotorua on Wednesday 28 October 2020

Key Highlights:

Associate Professor Nicola Atwool from the University of Otago will talk about how to work with children and whānau with a trauma history, and how important it is to work in a trauma-informed environment when supporting whānau in order to look after ourselves in the process.

View PPT Presentation - Working with trauma:
Supporting Children, Whānau, Practitioners and Organisations

Dr Moana Eruera and Dr Leland A.Ruwhiu from Oranga Tamariki: Ministry for Children will talk about Mā te muka e tiaki ngā rito: Māori experiences of trauma and approaches to wellbeing, how Māori perceive trauma and the practice of empowering tamariki Māori.

View PPT Presentation - Māori experiences of trauma and approaches to well-being

Resilience: The Biology of Stress & The Science of Hope:

Childhood experiences, both positive and negative, have a tremendous impact on future lifelong health and opportunity. As such, early experiences are an important public health issue and a cross-government issue. Much of the foundational research in this area has been referred to as Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). ACEs can be prevented and resilience can be learnt. 

To watch a preview of this documentary by Jamie Redford please click here.