Presented by: Professor Judy Atkinson

Developed by Emeritus Professor Judy Atkinson AM, and Dr Caroline Atkinson PhD, 

This three day workshop begins to unpack ‘Symptom as History’, by examining constructs of collective, historical, complex, developmental, and generational trauma evident in many Indigenous (and other) populations.  The workshop places emphasis on developing skills to create culturally safe healing environments, through building culturally competent professionals.  It presents tools for developing safe story work through geno-grams or story maps to help map generational stories that provide insight for both client and worker care into traumatic distress and generational resilience in healing or recovery from trauma. Using the construct of circle work or yarning’ circle, it opens opportunity to establish ‘what’s in the field’ in the client group, as well as what’s in the workplace.  Vicarious trauma can be a possible outcome of working with distressed clients so the concept of the intersection between communities of care and communities of practice in responding to vicarious trauma, across the organisation, in the workforce and in communities is considered.

About the presenter

Emeritus Professor Valerie (Judy) Atkinson A.M. PhD. Judy Atkinson is the founder and Elder Patron of We Al-li. Co-facilitator is yet to be decided. 

This event counts as 14 hours of category A CPD for PACFA’s membership renewal requirements.

To register for the event, please go to this website.