Contents of Workshop ( Video below provides additional workshop information )

A 3 day face to face workshop that provides mental health clinicians, occupational therapists, social workers, GP’s, teachers and other workers in the mental health arena, with skills and strategies to foster and develop a therapeutic resilience when working with clients who are experiencing trauma and mental illness. This workshop explores how yoga, breath and other somatic interventions support Phase 1 Safety and Stabilisation work for mental health and trauma. The role of developing mindfulness in self and clients is also explored. This workshop is designed to develop a greater clinical awareness of embodied therapeutic presence and how to maintain this in long term work. Participants are encouraged to use these 3 days as an immersion experience where they can take time out from clinic pressures if that is their preference. This training includes the following principles of clinical work :

• Aspects of Trauma Informed therapeutic work – Working S.A.F.E.L.Y. – ( Safety, Action, Flight, Fight & Freeze & Fawn , Enactment, Language, Yoga Informed Interventions)

• Clinician P.R.E.S.E.N.C.E. – Developing the qualities of Patience, Regulation of Nervous System, Effort (Joyous) , Self Compassion, Embodiment, Nowness, Curiosity, Emerging New Experience

• Clinician Self Care – Fostering K.I.N.D.N.E.S.S. ( Knowledge, Inspiration, Nurturing, Discipline, Nutrition, Exercise ,Supports , Supervision)

• Understanding the practical application of Dan Siegal’s Window of Tolerance Model and Stephen Porge’s Polyvagal Theory

• Exploring Practical Strategies for Nervous System Regulation –

  • Strategies for Toning the Ventral Vagal Nerve

  • Movement and Breath as a Nervous System Regulator

  • Emergency Nervous System Regulation- when in Hyper or Hypo Arousal

  • Strategies for working with dissociation

This is a highly experiential 3 day workshop with required pre-workshop reading that will be made available to registrants two months prior to the workshop. Participants will receive a Certificate of Attendance for 21 hours of CPD. On completion of this program, participants will have the opportunity to join an ongoing group supervision program to support participants to consolidate and deepen their clinical skills in this area. On successful completion of this workshop, participants will receive an invitation to join this post workshop supervision program.

Here are some reflections from previous attendees to this training:

The space you chose for us, the food that nourished us with and the time that you gave us was beyond words- thank you so much I loved every moment and this feels that it is not just a training with a "tool kit". This felt that it was for me and that type of training in our world is so sadly missing. Thank you for providing what I think has been my best training ever"

"Shirley's knowledge and experience in trauma informed care is a powerful reminder of how important reconnecting with ourselves can not only change the lives of ourselves but our clients"

"This training has given me so much new valuable material to with with- not just with clients but also in myself in my professional and private life"

"This workshop needs to be an annual practice of self care for community sector workers. It was so useful to think about PRESENCE for our clients and ourselves and the components of that. Shirley has so much knowledge and experience... everything felt very grounded in practice"

WORKSHOP DETAILS

Venue : Kirra Hill Community Centre- 1 Garrick Street, COOLANGATTA QLD- this venue overlooks Kirra Beach and is a 5 minute walk from Coolangatta village.

2025 Workshop Dates Now Open for Bookings

Tuesday March 11 - Thursday March 13, 2025 9am-4pm - BOOK NOW

Tuesday August 19 - Thursday August 21, 2025 9am-4pm - BOOK NOW

Tuesday November 18- Thursday November 20, 2025 9am-4pm - BOOK NOW

Parking: There are 2 free car parks at the venue

Investment: Includes Program Manual, Morning & Afternoon Teas and Lunch for both days $1100 (Includes GST). Early Bird Price price is $990 (Includes GST). You might want to consider the Group Booking Discount ( multiples of 2) which is $1685 (includes GST) which offers considerable per person ticket savings. If your organisation is sponsoring you in this training, please email me and I can provide a Tax Invoice for Payment.

Interstate Participants - the venue is 10 mins by Uber from the Gold Coast Domestic Airport. Coolangatta is at the Southern end of the Gold Coast and offers a range of accomodation options suited to every budget. If you are flying in for the workshop you might consider flying in the evening before and organising your return trip on the Friday - this way you get a chance to also enjoy the great atmosphere of Coolangatta. You might even choose to stay for the weekend so that you’re refreshed and ready for the work week.