This webinar will explore how to think about trauma and recovery when children and young people continue to live with risk. Drawing on clinical work in contexts shaped by gang violence, war, terrorism and paramilitary control, the speakers will examine what it means to offer trauma-informed care when the environment itself may still be unsafe.
We will consider how to set and hold context, and how to support children and young people who are constantly assessing danger and adapting to threat. The session will explore the psychological and psychosomatic impact of living under pressure, and how to work with this in ways that are grounded, responsive and led by the needs of each individual.
Chaired by David Trickey (UK Trauma Council), with contributions from Dr Ron Dodzro [Psychologists The Streets Deserve (PTSD)], and Professor Alastair Black (UK Trauma Council), this session brings together clinical insight and thoughtful practice for those working with children and young people affected by community violence, family violence, refugee and asylum seeker families, or any context where safety remains unstable or uncertain.