ZOOM: Learn the Essentials of Understanding Trauma - 7-8 December 2020 (50% Student Discount Available)

Your Speakers

Ms. Ong Pei Ni has been practising social work for the past fifteen years and is currently a Principal Social Worker in a community-based social service agency. She has prior experience in managing a team of social workers and counsellors. In her current position, she provides individual and group clinical supervision for staff and conducts regular training and clinical competency building programmes. She has vast experience over the last 15 years working with multi-stressed families and individuals with trauma. She had obtained a Master of Social Work (child welfare certification) with the University of Michigan Ann-Arbor, USA. For the past three years, Pei Ni had begun to incorporate and implement trauma-informed ideas and practices in her clinical practice and supervision.  

Mr. Moh'd Fareez is the Senior Assistant Director for the Ang Mo Kio Family Service Centre and a Graduate of the Masters in Narrative Therapy and Community Work in collaboration with the Dulwich Centre and the University of Melbourne. Fareez is the Narrative Therapist (NT) guru and will lead the course section on NT and trauma specifically on how trauma can affect identity and story, and how to work narratively in getting back within the recovery process.

Course Overview

This 2-day essential workshop is designed to provide helping professionals an understanding of the definition of "trauma" in our local Singapore context and how trauma can impact life and health throughout the lifespan. We will discuss the elements of trauma informed care and how this approach will be useful in our practice with seemingly "challenging" and "resistant' clients we see in our community or various counselling spaces. We will also be discussing how we integrate leading and latest treatment methods such as Mindfulness, Somatic and Narrative modalities into a pragmatic approach of practice namely "Release, Regulate and Restore". In addition, participants will focus on using practical strategies  in small group practice case discussions.  

Learning Outcomes

Participants will be able to: 
• Understand complex and developmental trauma and their effects on life and health
• Discuss and reframe the impacts of trauma such as distressing symptoms and behaviours of children and adults as adaptations to trauma
• Learn a practical approach of practice called "Release, Regulate and Restore" to enhance regulation and stabilization for persons with trauma
• Learn how to equip clients with regulation techniques to manage trauma symptoms
• Understand concepts and procedures for enhancing the therapeutic relationship and "co-regulation" as methods for stabilization
• Learn a framework on how to integrate leading trauma informed treatment modalities into participants' existing approaches and practices

Who Should Attend This Course

New or existing social workers, counsellors, staff working in the child, youth and family or mental health sectors especially community based social service agencies (SSA), para-counsellors, and other social service practitioners in a range of sectors (i.e. schools, residential homes).

Important Remarks

This is a unique 2-Day ZOOM presentation that comes with notes and exercises so you can learn from the comfort of your own home. Register here on our website and we will send you an invitation link via email to the zoom meeting before the session begins.

Please make cheque payable to "The SEL Network LLP" and addressed to 39 Aida Street, Singapore 459964. For interbank GIRO (SEL 2010A) or Interbank Transfer UOB Acct NO [375 302 804 6]. Please email Ian at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with date of transaction, name of organization, person attending workshop and screenshot of transaction. 

Cheques and payments need to be received before invitation email is sent for your course - thank you!

Student Discount

If you are a part-time or full-time student, currently studying counselling or psychology online or mainstream, you can receive 50% off of the regular price $800 ($400 NET)! Register online for the full amount, send us a copy of your valid student ID and we will invoice you for half the cost - $400 NET.

Location

Please note: Although the website states the Village Hotel Katong as the meeting place - please disregard as currently this is an online ZOOM telecourse.

Event Properties

Event Date 07-Dec-2020 9:00 am
Event End Date 08-Dec-2020 5:00 pm
Registration Start Date 24-04-2020
Cut off date 08-Dec-2020 11:55 pm
Individual Price $800.00
Location Village Hotel Katong
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